"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.
Me, a new me
A new me, a new me
A new me
I think we waited
Long enough, baby
You know me
Only too well
I just thought someway I have to match you
So don't be defensive
No, no, don't try to pretend to
Look surprised
Have you ever known me?
Bit too shy to jump in
But when it comes to you, I can't win
'Cause you know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
Me, a new me
A new me
Understand it, nobody understands you
The way that I can, let's see this thing through
One thing remaining
Things will never be the same again after tonight
So let's get down to it
This thing is getting stronger and stronger
When you did take it further
I can't wait no longer of waiting my turn
I've waited in line
How long have I known you?
Not in all this time been untrue
I think I'm rolling free, let me see this through
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
How many years can we keep going on this way?
Too afraid to nurtured stay
Where I believe the friendship can survive
Maybe it won't, if we do or we don't
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
A new me, a new me
A new me
I think we waited
Long enough, baby
You know me
Only too well
I just thought someway I have to match you
So don't be defensive
No, no, don't try to pretend to
Look surprised
Have you ever known me?
Bit too shy to jump in
But when it comes to you, I can't win
'Cause you know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
Me, a new me
A new me
Understand it, nobody understands you
The way that I can, let's see this thing through
One thing remaining
Things will never be the same again after tonight
So let's get down to it
This thing is getting stronger and stronger
When you did take it further
I can't wait no longer of waiting my turn
I've waited in line
How long have I known you?
Not in all this time been untrue
I think I'm rolling free, let me see this through
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
How many years can we keep going on this way?
Too afraid to nurtured stay
Where I believe the friendship can survive
Maybe it won't, if we do or we don't
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me the best
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know me better than I know myself
You know what to expect
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Love this song. Stays with ya. :)