"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 waited for you yesterday, I waited and missed the last train
I waited to say that I'd fallen in love with your way
I waited for you yesterday, eventually walked home in the rain
I waited to see if you felt the same for me
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
I waited for minds to change, pointing their fingers of blame
It's not my fault you're ashamed of how you feel
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
'Cause you don't, just admit it
'Cause you won't, just admit it
Just admit it, just admit it
Just admit it, just admit it
I called you a **** and broke down your door
But you don't even hate me
And how could I heal when you won't even feel?
Why won't you hate me?
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
But you don't 'cause you're nothing
But broken down daddy's little daughter, aren't ya?
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
I waited to say that I'd fallen in love with your way
I waited for you yesterday, eventually walked home in the rain
I waited to see if you felt the same for me
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
I waited for minds to change, pointing their fingers of blame
It's not my fault you're ashamed of how you feel
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
'Cause you don't, just admit it
'Cause you won't, just admit it
Just admit it, just admit it
Just admit it, just admit it
I called you a **** and broke down your door
But you don't even hate me
And how could I heal when you won't even feel?
Why won't you hate me?
But you don't and you won't go against your a**** father
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
But you don't 'cause you're nothing
But broken down daddy's little daughter, aren't ya?
Going broke, quitting **** for your folks
Why did I even bother? Why did I?
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This is about the lead singer and his gf that he had in high school...he dated her for awhile..and went over to her parents house and when he met the father..the father didnt like him without evening knowing him..just by the way he looked...so after he left..the father told his daughter to break up with him..and the next day she dumped his ass...so he decided to make a song out of it.