"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.
The pro is here to lead the way,
To save the day,
Wicked little critta.
He clips the puck from Bobby Orr,
He shoots, he scores
Wicked little critta.
As he proceeds to torch the place,
As he proceeds to scorch the place,
As he proceeds to torch the place,
Scorcher, torture, scorcher
Wicked little critta.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
And he pops a wheelie on his minibike,
And he burns rubber and he peels out.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
And he clip the puck from Havlicek,
And Havlivcek is used and abused,
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
He decided to ditch and he ditches,
And nobody knows where he ditched.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar.
It's a wicked little guy
Wicked pissa little guy
Wicked scorcher little critta
He's a wicked little guy.
He's a dink.
Way to go.
I like him.
I got problems.
To save the day,
Wicked little critta.
He clips the puck from Bobby Orr,
He shoots, he scores
Wicked little critta.
As he proceeds to torch the place,
As he proceeds to scorch the place,
As he proceeds to torch the place,
Scorcher, torture, scorcher
Wicked little critta.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
And he pops a wheelie on his minibike,
And he burns rubber and he peels out.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
And he clip the puck from Havlicek,
And Havlivcek is used and abused,
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar,
He decided to ditch and he ditches,
And nobody knows where he ditched.
He's a wicked little critta with a sissy bar,
And he lays a patch on the tar.
It's a wicked little guy
Wicked pissa little guy
Wicked scorcher little critta
He's a wicked little guy.
He's a dink.
Way to go.
I like him.
I got problems.
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I posted this and it took 24 hrs to go up... I forgot what I was going to say while it was going up. whats the signifigance of the gun shots?