"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.
There's a crazy sound that sends my soul
It's part hillbilly part rock and roll
All you need is a guitar, bull bass and a big ol'drum
Well the cats and I get a kick from this song
Cause our feelings about it run deep and strong
We're naming this song rockabilly rules okay
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Well we packed our bags and we hit the trail
Now we're always on time just like the U.S. mail
Through wind and through snow
We never ever miss a show
Well we rocked all around this great big world
And I'm telling you man we're gonna give it a whirl
Everybody knows that rockabilly rules okay
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Show you what I mean man
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Well rocka rocka rocka rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
See my little baby coming down from the tracks
Even though she never never never wanna go back
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
It's part hillbilly part rock and roll
All you need is a guitar, bull bass and a big ol'drum
Well the cats and I get a kick from this song
Cause our feelings about it run deep and strong
We're naming this song rockabilly rules okay
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Well we packed our bags and we hit the trail
Now we're always on time just like the U.S. mail
Through wind and through snow
We never ever miss a show
Well we rocked all around this great big world
And I'm telling you man we're gonna give it a whirl
Everybody knows that rockabilly rules okay
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Show you what I mean man
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Rockabilly rocks. Let's bop
Well rockabilly billy bop. Let's bop
Well rockabilly rules. Okay
Rockabilly's cool. Oh yeah
Well it's a sound that's around to stay
I said rock rock rockabilly rules. Okay
Well rocka rocka rocka rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
See my little baby coming down from the tracks
Even though she never never never wanna go back
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
Rocka, rocka, rocka, rockabilly rules
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Rockabilly Rules Lyrics as written by Lee Rocker Brian Setzer
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