"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.
Make me a deal and make it good for me
I won't get full of myself, coz I can't afford to be
This is small town music, this is big town music
He's ahead of his time you know but, he can't use it
If only he could prove it
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
Hey
See what your man has done to the world
See what the world has done to your man
You know I'm leaving you, you don't need me
Lovin' you wasn't always so easy
This is believe me music, this is forget me music
This is who can love me you know, this ain't no Roxy Music
This is new form music, this is old form music
This is I paid attention not some makes his prediction music
Oh he could let me use it
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
Not wanting to write a truthful song over an eighties groove
I like to let you know I'll always be straight with you
I stole my personality from an anonymous source
And I'm gonna pay for it too, I don't feel bad about that
Give me my chance back
This is on the rise music, this I novelty music
This is who can blame music, I don't get fooled by it
This is where DYI go music, this is come home music
This is down to the wire I'm such a perfect angel music.
Who really tries
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
This is success music and what's it to ya?
My lawyer always says these are the fact about the future well
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away.
I won't get full of myself, coz I can't afford to be
This is small town music, this is big town music
He's ahead of his time you know but, he can't use it
If only he could prove it
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
Hey
See what your man has done to the world
See what the world has done to your man
You know I'm leaving you, you don't need me
Lovin' you wasn't always so easy
This is believe me music, this is forget me music
This is who can love me you know, this ain't no Roxy Music
This is new form music, this is old form music
This is I paid attention not some makes his prediction music
Oh he could let me use it
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
Not wanting to write a truthful song over an eighties groove
I like to let you know I'll always be straight with you
I stole my personality from an anonymous source
And I'm gonna pay for it too, I don't feel bad about that
Give me my chance back
This is on the rise music, this I novelty music
This is who can blame music, I don't get fooled by it
This is where DYI go music, this is come home music
This is down to the wire I'm such a perfect angel music.
Who really tries
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away
This is success music and what's it to ya?
My lawyer always says these are the fact about the future well
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Tomorrows just a song away, a song away, a song away
Its just a song away.
Lyrics submitted by FakeParanoidIdioteque
Song Away Lyrics as written by Benjamin Grubin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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