"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.
I keep taking
Taking you back
But I don't know why I do
You keep breaking
Breaking me down
So I'll find somebody new
Alright
I don't want to feel I'm there For you, for life
And now your begging me to see you tonight
Its funny how easy you can mess me up
Now look how easy I get you
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
I kept taking
Taking the blame
And its soring me up inside
So defeated, losing my self
But you'll never make me cry again
Remember you and I didn't want things to end
And now your tasting all the pain I was in.
Its funny how easy you can mess me up
Now look how easy I get you
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Oh
Outta my face and thoughts forever
And maybe I can sleep and breath much better
And finally I am seeing everything clearer
So watch me now
Oh
Just watch me now
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye(goodbye)
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Taking you back
But I don't know why I do
You keep breaking
Breaking me down
So I'll find somebody new
Alright
I don't want to feel I'm there For you, for life
And now your begging me to see you tonight
Its funny how easy you can mess me up
Now look how easy I get you
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
I kept taking
Taking the blame
And its soring me up inside
So defeated, losing my self
But you'll never make me cry again
Remember you and I didn't want things to end
And now your tasting all the pain I was in.
Its funny how easy you can mess me up
Now look how easy I get you
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
Oh
Outta my face and thoughts forever
And maybe I can sleep and breath much better
And finally I am seeing everything clearer
So watch me now
Oh
Just watch me now
Outta me head, outta my head
Say goodbye(goodbye)
Somebody's gonna get you
Outta my head, outta my head
And tonight
I'm doing what I want to
You made the biggest mistake
And now I'm going to get you way
Outta my head, outta my head
Say goodbye
Somebody's gonna get you
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