"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've learned some lessons in my life
Lessons in my life
Always be careful of mankind
Be careful of mankind
They'll make you promises today
But tomorrow they change their mind
Make you faithful promises today
But tomorrow they change their mind
But I'm an up full man
I love up full people (up full people)
I'm a progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
I'm a truthful man
And I love truthful people (truthful people)
I'm an honest man
And I love honest people (honest people)
I've learned some lessons in my life
Lessons in my life
Always be careful of my friends
Be careful of my friends
Money can make friendship end
It makes friendship end
Money can make friendship end
It makes friendship end
But I'm an up full man
And I love up full people (up full people)
I'm a progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
I'm an honest man
And I love honest people (honest people)
I'm an intelligent man
And I love intelligent people (intelligent people)
I'm an aggressive man
And I love aggressive people (aggressive people)
I'm a fire man
And I love fire people (fire people)
But I'm an up full man
And I love up full people (up full people)
I'm an intelligent man
And I love intelligent people (intelligent people)
I'm an progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
Lessons in my life
Always be careful of mankind
Be careful of mankind
They'll make you promises today
But tomorrow they change their mind
Make you faithful promises today
But tomorrow they change their mind
But I'm an up full man
I love up full people (up full people)
I'm a progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
I'm a truthful man
And I love truthful people (truthful people)
I'm an honest man
And I love honest people (honest people)
I've learned some lessons in my life
Lessons in my life
Always be careful of my friends
Be careful of my friends
Money can make friendship end
It makes friendship end
Money can make friendship end
It makes friendship end
But I'm an up full man
And I love up full people (up full people)
I'm a progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
I'm an honest man
And I love honest people (honest people)
I'm an intelligent man
And I love intelligent people (intelligent people)
I'm an aggressive man
And I love aggressive people (aggressive people)
I'm a fire man
And I love fire people (fire people)
But I'm an up full man
And I love up full people (up full people)
I'm an intelligent man
And I love intelligent people (intelligent people)
I'm an progressive man
And I love progressive people (progressive people)
Lyrics submitted by mctrials23
Lesson In My Life [Outtake] Lyrics as written by Peter Tosh
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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