"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.
You think is so cool,
You think is so hot,
You gotta go for the blue eyes!
You got your trouble,
Out in the hard times,
No one could touch you in your pride.
Caught up some neat dreams,
Escape the small life
You hear the kids sleep every night.
Now you're ? you're doing all right,
And you just left the rest behind.
So you did what you knew,
A show of what you've been through,
And now you're so cool,
You think you're so fun,
You got the
You got your trouble
Out in the hard times,
You know you should have different
So what's the long phase?
Nothing but dead eyes,
I couldn't miss 'em if I tried!
Now that you trembled,
All of the good times,
You know I should have seen the signs!
You think for all you come through,
You wanna be such a
And now ? so high,
You couldn't hide 'em if you tried.
And I wish I was you,
I wish I had what you do,
Cause I'd be so cool
I'd be so fun,
I'd had to go for the blue eyes,
And all the troubles
Yeah, all the hard time
No one could touch me if
Remember that you're so cool
That you're so fun!
Is there a few who could get
You gotta go for the blue eyes
You got your trouble,
Out in the hard times,
No one could touch you in your pride.
You think is so hot,
You gotta go for the blue eyes!
You got your trouble,
Out in the hard times,
No one could touch you in your pride.
Caught up some neat dreams,
Escape the small life
You hear the kids sleep every night.
Now you're ? you're doing all right,
And you just left the rest behind.
So you did what you knew,
A show of what you've been through,
And now you're so cool,
You think you're so fun,
You got the
You got your trouble
Out in the hard times,
You know you should have different
So what's the long phase?
Nothing but dead eyes,
I couldn't miss 'em if I tried!
Now that you trembled,
All of the good times,
You know I should have seen the signs!
You think for all you come through,
You wanna be such a
And now ? so high,
You couldn't hide 'em if you tried.
And I wish I was you,
I wish I had what you do,
Cause I'd be so cool
I'd be so fun,
I'd had to go for the blue eyes,
And all the troubles
Yeah, all the hard time
No one could touch me if
Remember that you're so cool
That you're so fun!
Is there a few who could get
You gotta go for the blue eyes
You got your trouble,
Out in the hard times,
No one could touch you in your pride.
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You think you're so cool, You think you're so hot, You got those "go for the gold" eyes You've got your trouble, all of the hard times, No one could touch you if they try.
Cooked up some big dreams, escaped a small life You heard the kids scream every night? Now you're on late night, You're doin' co-writes and you just left the rest behind. So, you did what you knew, a show of all you've been through..
But now you're so cool You think you're so fine You've got that "go for the throat" mind. You've got your trouble, all of the hard times, You know you should have seen the signs.
So what's the long face? Nothing but dead eyes.. I couldn't miss them if I tried. Now that you trampled all of the good times, you know, I should have seen the signs.
You think for all you've been through, you wouldn't be such a brute..
And now the bodies are piled so high, you couldn't hide them if you tried. And I wish I was you, I wish I had what you do..
'Cause I'd be so cool, I'd be so fly, I'd have that "go for the throat" mind. Then all the trouble, yea all the hard time, no one could touch me in my prime.
And if the gravity should ever bring you down, if we ever meet right back on the ground, Remember...
That you're so cool, that you're so fine Yes, there are few who would deny. I know that somewhere, deep dark down inside, you're still filled with that light.
You think you're so cool You think you're so hot You've got those "go for the gold" eyes You've got your trouble, all of those hard times, No one could touch you in your prime.