"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.
[J.Loren]
The world it just ain't right
It keeps me up at night
A good man's paralyzed
He's everything to me,
What else could he be?
He paid for all we do
He paid for all we get
Just try not to forget,
If it hasn't happened yet
[Shaun Morgan]
A gambler pays his dues
A gambler pays his debts,
Placed upon a bet,
A brand new red corvette
But he just lost Juliet
He paid for all he'd do
He paid for all he'd get
And how could I forget,
When it hasn't happend yet?
[Both]
Would you show me the meaning of love,
So it doesn't affect me much?
What you do unto us,
I never expected,
All my hopes and dreams,
To fall apart at the seams
To fall apart at the seams
[J.Loren]
The kindest man I knew
The kindest man I've seen
Was tied to a machine,
Year tied to a machine,
The kind that make you breathe
[Both]
So could you show me the meaning of love,
'Cause it doesn't affect me much?
What you do unto us,
I never expected,
All my hopes and dreams,
To fall apart at the seams
To fall apart at the seams
[J.Loren]
The world it just ain't right
It keeps me up at night
Try to be satisfied
But I'm still in love with you
But it's not like you want me to
The world it just ain't right
It keeps me up at night
A good man's paralyzed
He's everything to me,
What else could he be?
He paid for all we do
He paid for all we get
Just try not to forget,
If it hasn't happened yet
[Shaun Morgan]
A gambler pays his dues
A gambler pays his debts,
Placed upon a bet,
A brand new red corvette
But he just lost Juliet
He paid for all he'd do
He paid for all he'd get
And how could I forget,
When it hasn't happend yet?
[Both]
Would you show me the meaning of love,
So it doesn't affect me much?
What you do unto us,
I never expected,
All my hopes and dreams,
To fall apart at the seams
To fall apart at the seams
[J.Loren]
The kindest man I knew
The kindest man I've seen
Was tied to a machine,
Year tied to a machine,
The kind that make you breathe
[Both]
So could you show me the meaning of love,
'Cause it doesn't affect me much?
What you do unto us,
I never expected,
All my hopes and dreams,
To fall apart at the seams
To fall apart at the seams
[J.Loren]
The world it just ain't right
It keeps me up at night
Try to be satisfied
But I'm still in love with you
But it's not like you want me to
Lyrics submitted by ab0ve
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