"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.
There's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
You're probably thinking why would I even bother eating there
On a daily basis there's heaps of other places on offer
I wont change to another place if the bacon is rubber
And the taste of the cuppa makes you pull faces and splutter
Its the waitress I love her, the way she clears plates with a clutter
Makes my heart race and a flutter I know its crazy to lover her
A lady that's basically just a, stranger with an apron down her brother
I don't need to ask her name and number cause this relationship
Is built on breakfast, I'm waitin' on her just to wait on me, yeah
There's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
She says hi to me bye to me that'll be 5.95 to me but I don't really mind
Thats alright with me I just smile and eat
Sometimes we mightn't speak for like a week
She knows in my quiet times I like to be alone
And write a poem with my headphones
Newspaper bacon fried or??? poached egg and a slice of toast, a long black, but
The beans are always burnt
And if the cup is dirty she just cleans it with her shirt
I wonder if shes my ideal girl and what would happen if we dated in the real world
'nah' I don't think it would work I wouldn't wanna risk what we have and have to tip 'cause of that
Besides, this relationship is built on breakfast
I'm waitin' on her just to wait on me
There's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
You're probably thinking why would I even bother eating there
On a daily basis there's heaps of other places on offer
I wont change to another place if the bacon is rubber
And the taste of the cuppa makes you pull faces and splutter
Its the waitress I love her, the way she clears plates with a clutter
Makes my heart race and a flutter I know its crazy to lover her
A lady that's basically just a, stranger with an apron down her brother
I don't need to ask her name and number cause this relationship
Is built on breakfast, I'm waitin' on her just to wait on me, yeah
There's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
She says hi to me bye to me that'll be 5.95 to me but I don't really mind
Thats alright with me I just smile and eat
Sometimes we mightn't speak for like a week
She knows in my quiet times I like to be alone
And write a poem with my headphones
Newspaper bacon fried or??? poached egg and a slice of toast, a long black, but
The beans are always burnt
And if the cup is dirty she just cleans it with her shirt
I wonder if shes my ideal girl and what would happen if we dated in the real world
'nah' I don't think it would work I wouldn't wanna risk what we have and have to tip 'cause of that
Besides, this relationship is built on breakfast
I'm waitin' on her just to wait on me
There's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon
The coffees rubbish and the bacons always hard to chew
And the toast is always soggy, but I hardly notice
And the food takes such a long time to get made
Even when I'm the only person in the cafe
And my tables always wobbly, but I hardly notice
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Great version of a great song,
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this song doesn't need a description it explains its self! great song overall go Seth Sentry great artist!
@gabepowers yeah seth rulz!!!!!