"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 is no sadder story
Than the one of this man
Who lost everything that he owned
Everything he treasured
Was ripped from his hands
And he found himself all on his own
And his friends all sat around him
And told him deny
But he shocked them with his reply
He said I'm waiting
I'm waiting for Him
And when the gates open up
I'll be walking in
And then I know that my waiting
Has not been in vain
For everything that He took from me
Everything that He took from me
He'll give it back again
Give it back again
So many years have passed now
But nothings really changed
We all live to survive
As people stave around us
And our loved ones die
So many asking my why
How can I hold onto
Something I can't see
Through all of life's misery
Well I say I'm waiting
I'm waiting for Him
And when the gates open up
I'll be walking in
And then I know that my waiting
Will not be in vain
For everything I give up for Him
Everything I give up for Him
He'll give it back again
Give it back again
There is no other story
That cuts right to the bone
Filled with injustice and pain
About the God of glory
Who watched His only Son
Die in our place in our shame
He says I'm waiting
I'm waiting for them
And when the gates open up
I'll watch them walking in
And they will know that their
Waiting has not been in vain
For everything they gave up for Me
Everything they gave up for Me
I'll give it back again
I'll give it back again
Than the one of this man
Who lost everything that he owned
Everything he treasured
Was ripped from his hands
And he found himself all on his own
And his friends all sat around him
And told him deny
But he shocked them with his reply
He said I'm waiting
I'm waiting for Him
And when the gates open up
I'll be walking in
And then I know that my waiting
Has not been in vain
For everything that He took from me
Everything that He took from me
He'll give it back again
Give it back again
So many years have passed now
But nothings really changed
We all live to survive
As people stave around us
And our loved ones die
So many asking my why
How can I hold onto
Something I can't see
Through all of life's misery
Well I say I'm waiting
I'm waiting for Him
And when the gates open up
I'll be walking in
And then I know that my waiting
Will not be in vain
For everything I give up for Him
Everything I give up for Him
He'll give it back again
Give it back again
There is no other story
That cuts right to the bone
Filled with injustice and pain
About the God of glory
Who watched His only Son
Die in our place in our shame
He says I'm waiting
I'm waiting for them
And when the gates open up
I'll watch them walking in
And they will know that their
Waiting has not been in vain
For everything they gave up for Me
Everything they gave up for Me
I'll give it back again
I'll give it back again
Lyrics submitted by Joss.Terrell
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