"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.
When you lie, could you look me in the eye?
Or would you run away and sail across the sea
Write to say that you'll never ever find me
When you cheat, do you ever think of me?
Or do I slip your mind just for the night
But when you wake up in the morning I'll be back in your life
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We say it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
When you steal, do you ever stop and feel?
Like you're doing wrong or hurting anyone
When it's all your fault, you claim there's nothing wrong
But baby, this is reality
We're just wasting away everything in your life
You lie, you cheat, you steal and you don't care
But when I'm gone you'll wish that I was still there
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes back to you
(Every indecision comes)
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you
(Every indecision comes, every indecision comes)
We have our whole lives in front of us
So why do the things that will mess it up? (mess it up)
When you do, you're just giving up (giving up) on me, baby (baby)
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We haer it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes
Every indecision comes
Every indecision comes
Back to you (back to you)
Or would you run away and sail across the sea
Write to say that you'll never ever find me
When you cheat, do you ever think of me?
Or do I slip your mind just for the night
But when you wake up in the morning I'll be back in your life
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We say it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
When you steal, do you ever stop and feel?
Like you're doing wrong or hurting anyone
When it's all your fault, you claim there's nothing wrong
But baby, this is reality
We're just wasting away everything in your life
You lie, you cheat, you steal and you don't care
But when I'm gone you'll wish that I was still there
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes back to you
(Every indecision comes)
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you
(Every indecision comes, every indecision comes)
We have our whole lives in front of us
So why do the things that will mess it up? (mess it up)
When you do, you're just giving up (giving up) on me, baby (baby)
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We hear it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
It's another one gone
And another one there
Another one left
And another one scared
We haer it too much
But you know that it's true
Every indecision comes back to you
Every indecision comes
Every indecision comes
Every indecision comes
Back to you (back to you)
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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