"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.
Well you can call upthe sheriff
And the highway patrol
'Cause there's a fool on the road
Careenin' out of control
Hard liquor, fast women
I just can't let 'em be
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
Well, I keep my motor runnin'
Got my beer on the ice
And my idea of heaven is a pair of dice
Seven come eleven
Set this poor boy free
Lord, I wish hard livin'
Didn't come so easy for me
Bright lights, Saturday night
Well, I musta had a couple, I'm-a feeling all right
My cupcake she can shimmy and shake
Spend more money than anybody make
Well, give me some more of high-octane juice
You know where ain't no cure, forget your honky-tonk blues
Come up with somethin' I'll develop an immunity
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
Out on the town just a-foolin' around
Hey, I got my mind on the lost and found
Step up, no need to be shy
And all right, a pretty woman's got her ticket to ride
Well, my tires are flat and now I'm out of gas
Always promised myself I'd let the next one pass
Lord, I wish that a promise didn't break so easily
And I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
Hey, I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
And the highway patrol
'Cause there's a fool on the road
Careenin' out of control
Hard liquor, fast women
I just can't let 'em be
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come so easy for me
Well, I keep my motor runnin'
Got my beer on the ice
And my idea of heaven is a pair of dice
Seven come eleven
Set this poor boy free
Lord, I wish hard livin'
Didn't come so easy for me
Bright lights, Saturday night
Well, I musta had a couple, I'm-a feeling all right
My cupcake she can shimmy and shake
Spend more money than anybody make
Well, give me some more of high-octane juice
You know where ain't no cure, forget your honky-tonk blues
Come up with somethin' I'll develop an immunity
Lord, I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
Out on the town just a-foolin' around
Hey, I got my mind on the lost and found
Step up, no need to be shy
And all right, a pretty woman's got her ticket to ride
Well, my tires are flat and now I'm out of gas
Always promised myself I'd let the next one pass
Lord, I wish that a promise didn't break so easily
And I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
Hey, I wish hard livin' didn't come easy for me
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
Hard Livin' Lyrics as written by David Halley
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Yeah, Hard Livin'-the rocker and story of Keith Whitley's sad and tragic life. He didn't write Hard Livin'-but he sure lived it! The writing of the hard rocker is clearly autobiographical-ain't that the damn truth! Keith was a Country Guy to the core but he will always be loved and adored by the Rock Crowd! If I may say so myself, I want to ask Country Radio a Question -to quote the Country classic Murder on Music Row, would Keith Whitley have a chance on Country Radio anymore? The answer is a resounding No because Clear Channel/iHeart would tell Whitley to pack up and go home. Country ain't what it used to be-Keith Whitley's music and legacy are immortal. Keith Whitley-gone but never forgotten! Rock in Peace, Keith!