"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.
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
I often tell myself that we could be more than just friends
I know you think that if we move to soon it would only end
I live in misery when you're not around
And I won't be satisfied till we're taking those vows
There'll be some lovemaking
Heartbreaking, soul shaking
There'll be some lovemaking
Heartbreaking, soul shaking
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have the right to loose control, don't let go
Running in and out my life has got me so confused
You gotta make the sacrifice, somebody's got to choose
And we can make it if we try for the sake of you and I
Together we can make it right
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
I often tell myself that we could be more than just friends
I know you think that if we move to soon it would only end
I live in misery when you're not around
And I won't be satisfied till we're taking those vows
There'll be some lovemaking
Heartbreaking, soul shaking
There'll be some lovemaking
Heartbreaking, soul shaking
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have the right to loose control, don't let go
Running in and out my life has got me so confused
You gotta make the sacrifice, somebody's got to choose
And we can make it if we try for the sake of you and I
Together we can make it right
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Will we ever be more than friends?
Hold me tight and don't let go, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
Have a right to loose control, don't let go
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