"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.
Well it was Friday in the P.M.
And just like every weekend
I was ready to throw down
Yeah, I get a little tore up
So I call my bros up to meet me out on the town
Well, wild man Willy said I like to really
But Idol was on TV
And Ray had a date
With his wife and Nate quit drinking
But he didn't tell me
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there, wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Well, I was flying solo down at Silverado's
The joint looking like a morgue
When this country cutie with a rock and roll booty
Came strutting in through the door
Yelled who wants to dance and fired up the band
With with a Franklin and a shot of patron
She looked right at me
Said, "What's it gonna be?
Are you gonna let me to party alone?"
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there, wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Come on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there who wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, It's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Yeah, come on, come on
Get your good time on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Ah, don't tell me I'm the only one
Come on, come on
Get your good time on (come on)
Come on, come on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
And just like every weekend
I was ready to throw down
Yeah, I get a little tore up
So I call my bros up to meet me out on the town
Well, wild man Willy said I like to really
But Idol was on TV
And Ray had a date
With his wife and Nate quit drinking
But he didn't tell me
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there, wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Well, I was flying solo down at Silverado's
The joint looking like a morgue
When this country cutie with a rock and roll booty
Came strutting in through the door
Yelled who wants to dance and fired up the band
With with a Franklin and a shot of patron
She looked right at me
Said, "What's it gonna be?
Are you gonna let me to party alone?"
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there, wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, it's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Come on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Is there anybody out there who wants to have a cold beer
Kick it 'till the morning light
If I have to raise hell all by myself
I will but y'all, that ain't right
Yeah, It's time to get it on
Am I the only one who wants to have fun tonight?
Yeah, come on, come on
Get your good time on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Ah, don't tell me I'm the only one
Come on, come on
Get your good time on (come on)
Come on, come on
Let's have a little fun tonight
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Get your good time on
Come on, come on
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Well it was Friday in the P.M. and just like every weekend, I was ready to throw down. Yeah I get a little tore up, so I call my bros up to meet me out on town. Well Wild Man Willie said "I'd like to really" but Idol was on TV
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LOL