"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.
Girl I've been hurt
Girl I've been hurt
You said there will be no other love
But me but girl I know much better
I'm no fool; you've been playing games on me
Come here tell me what you're thinking of (of)
Is he real, have you found another love?
How long must we play this masquerade?
[Chorus]
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no?
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no?
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no good
Who do you think you are?
Let me tell ya about it
Who do you think you are?
Girl is there something you should tell me
Cause you've been acting kinda strange lately
But I already know what's been going on
I'm in love but love it doesn't blind me
Now I'm moving on and leaving you behind me baby
I have to go I just can't take it any more
[Chorus]
Love this girl me say love this girl
Love this girl me say love this girl
Don't you know say Daddy me Snow
Give her diamond and pearl
Give this girl me say diamond and pearl
Love her in my heart me say down to belly
He say Daddy me snow me are the cooler daddy
Me love this girl but she left me lonely
Love this girl now she left me lonely
She want go play with me heart, bye bye bye
She want go play with me heart, bye bye bye
Find another lover me say find another one
Find another lover me say find another one
To make me feel fine
Make me feel fine
Make me feel fine lord
[Chorus]
Girl I've been hurt
You said there will be no other love
But me but girl I know much better
I'm no fool; you've been playing games on me
Come here tell me what you're thinking of (of)
Is he real, have you found another love?
How long must we play this masquerade?
[Chorus]
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no?
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no?
Girl I've been hurt now I need another lover
You are no good
Who do you think you are?
Let me tell ya about it
Who do you think you are?
Girl is there something you should tell me
Cause you've been acting kinda strange lately
But I already know what's been going on
I'm in love but love it doesn't blind me
Now I'm moving on and leaving you behind me baby
I have to go I just can't take it any more
[Chorus]
Love this girl me say love this girl
Love this girl me say love this girl
Don't you know say Daddy me Snow
Give her diamond and pearl
Give this girl me say diamond and pearl
Love her in my heart me say down to belly
He say Daddy me snow me are the cooler daddy
Me love this girl but she left me lonely
Love this girl now she left me lonely
She want go play with me heart, bye bye bye
She want go play with me heart, bye bye bye
Find another lover me say find another one
Find another lover me say find another one
To make me feel fine
Make me feel fine
Make me feel fine lord
[Chorus]
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