"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.
I don't know why people act this way
I don't know why people lie to your face
Following you, following me, following everyone
Shady politician with his head up his ass
Tells you all your troubles ain't to do with class
It's been so long, been so long, since I had trust in you
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
Crime by TV, crime by what you see, crime by watching me
Crime 'cuz you believe
Crime by TV, terrorvision screen
Crime 'cuz you can't see what is make believe
No grey, just black and white
The same old macho sight
It's such a pity, it's such a pity, Head Full Of Bad Wiring
I've got to kill that mutha before he kills me
We all made mistakes, where the hell's the give and take?
It's been so long, been so long, singing that Looney Tune
Wrapped around your power like a venomous snake
How can we talk to a two-sided face?
Monkey see what monkey do, monkey got out of the cage
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
Crime by TV, crime by what you see, crime by watching me
Crime 'cuz you believe
Crime by TV, terrorvision screen
Crime 'cuz you can't see what is make believe
No grey, just black and white
The same old macho sight
It's such a pity, it's such a pity, Head Full Of Bad Wiring
Yeah, got a Head Full Of Bad Wiring
I don't know why people lie to your face
Following you, following me, following everyone
Shady politician with his head up his ass
Tells you all your troubles ain't to do with class
It's been so long, been so long, since I had trust in you
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
Crime by TV, crime by what you see, crime by watching me
Crime 'cuz you believe
Crime by TV, terrorvision screen
Crime 'cuz you can't see what is make believe
No grey, just black and white
The same old macho sight
It's such a pity, it's such a pity, Head Full Of Bad Wiring
I've got to kill that mutha before he kills me
We all made mistakes, where the hell's the give and take?
It's been so long, been so long, singing that Looney Tune
Wrapped around your power like a venomous snake
How can we talk to a two-sided face?
Monkey see what monkey do, monkey got out of the cage
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
You know it's a crime, oh we're all way out of line
Crime by TV, crime by what you see, crime by watching me
Crime 'cuz you believe
Crime by TV, terrorvision screen
Crime 'cuz you can't see what is make believe
No grey, just black and white
The same old macho sight
It's such a pity, it's such a pity, Head Full Of Bad Wiring
Yeah, got a Head Full Of Bad Wiring
Lyrics submitted by Grind838
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