"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'm a real big fan of yours
But I'm quite the joke to you
But girl it wasn't a joke when you kissed me in your room
And replied "I love you too"
I'm a little bit insecure
From all of this mistreatment
But see I'm working it out
But working it out
Is so dam hard when your alone
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
And I get to the point where all I wanted was for us to make up
But it's not that easy
'Cause girl you move on so quickly
Keeping a boy like me at the edge of his seat
And I know everything until it was all about your perfect image
Well I hope this song
It helps your image
I'm so over you now
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
And I was the the one
Who thought I was the strong one
You proved me wrong now I'm singing along
To every song on the radio I don't wanna go
Come on baby tell me something I wanna know and I
Don't wanna say what is on my mind
Because this lack of motivation is taking over my time
And I'm sick
Of trying
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
O'lay!
But I'm quite the joke to you
But girl it wasn't a joke when you kissed me in your room
And replied "I love you too"
I'm a little bit insecure
From all of this mistreatment
But see I'm working it out
But working it out
Is so dam hard when your alone
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
And I get to the point where all I wanted was for us to make up
But it's not that easy
'Cause girl you move on so quickly
Keeping a boy like me at the edge of his seat
And I know everything until it was all about your perfect image
Well I hope this song
It helps your image
I'm so over you now
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
And I was the the one
Who thought I was the strong one
You proved me wrong now I'm singing along
To every song on the radio I don't wanna go
Come on baby tell me something I wanna know and I
Don't wanna say what is on my mind
Because this lack of motivation is taking over my time
And I'm sick
Of trying
And I am running out of words to say to you
Wondering why I'm wasting my time
Thinking back and wondering why I'm such a fool
For loving you
O'lay!
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Your Biggest Fan Lyrics as written by Christofer Drew
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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