"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Let's go to the mall everybody! Go!
C'mon Jessica, C'mon Tori,
let's go to the mall you won't be sorry.
Put on your jelly-bracelets,
and your cool graffiti-coat,
at the mall havin' fun is what its all about.
I haven't done my homework yet...
That's okay.
And you know how my parents get...
Whatever.
I don't care 'cause all my friends are gonna be there
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Chloe, mouse, I love it.
There's this boy I like,
Met him at the food court.
He's got hair like Brettsy
and he does jumps on his skateboard.
I hope he asks me out,
take me to my favourite spot.
It'll be just him and me.
But don't forget the robot.
Dad says I'm too young to date.
Lame.
But baby I don't wanna wait.
I don't wanna wait.
Let's do it.
That's okay I'm gonna rock your body anyway.
I'm gonna rock your body till the Canada Day.
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
I went to the mall with a couple of friends.
I had a whole week's allowance to spend.
I want hoop earrings and a Benetton shirt.
We came here to shop and we came here to flirt.
I turned around and who should I see?
Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney.
He said, "Young lady I don't approve."
So I had to get down and bust trés sweet moves.
Hey Fred...c'mon...let's go to the mall!
Let's go to the mall everybody!
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Everybody loves the mall!
Everybody come and play
Yeah!
Throw every last care away
I love my hoop earrings.
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Today. [ X 32 ] Let's go to the mall. [ X 12 ]
C'mon Jessica, C'mon Tori,
let's go to the mall you won't be sorry.
Put on your jelly-bracelets,
and your cool graffiti-coat,
at the mall havin' fun is what its all about.
I haven't done my homework yet...
That's okay.
And you know how my parents get...
Whatever.
I don't care 'cause all my friends are gonna be there
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Chloe, mouse, I love it.
There's this boy I like,
Met him at the food court.
He's got hair like Brettsy
and he does jumps on his skateboard.
I hope he asks me out,
take me to my favourite spot.
It'll be just him and me.
But don't forget the robot.
Dad says I'm too young to date.
Lame.
But baby I don't wanna wait.
I don't wanna wait.
Let's do it.
That's okay I'm gonna rock your body anyway.
I'm gonna rock your body till the Canada Day.
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
I went to the mall with a couple of friends.
I had a whole week's allowance to spend.
I want hoop earrings and a Benetton shirt.
We came here to shop and we came here to flirt.
I turned around and who should I see?
Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney.
He said, "Young lady I don't approve."
So I had to get down and bust trés sweet moves.
Hey Fred...c'mon...let's go to the mall!
Let's go to the mall everybody!
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Everybody loves the mall!
Everybody come and play
Yeah!
Throw every last care away
I love my hoop earrings.
Let's go to the mall...
Today.
Today. [ X 32 ] Let's go to the mall. [ X 12 ]
Lyrics submitted by radioactivecowman
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So let me get this straight Robin... you want us to go to the mall... today?