"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.
It was electric from the moment they crossed paths
Actively attracted but attempting to walk past
Temptation makes impatient impulses pump through married men
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Is she worth it?
Whatever this is it doesn't feel right
Better think about your kids
You're not putting up a fight
'Cause we could make love tonight
But you're gonna hate yourself in the morning light
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)
She married young, it was a mistake
She had a son, reluctant father
He upped and walked away
She meets a man who craves her company like she's craving his
But honey if he seems to good to be true well,
Guess what: He probably is
Whatever this is
It doesn't feel right
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're feelin' unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
And it's just lust
Nothing to write home about
'Cause it's just trust
Nothing to be messed around with
It might've felt good for a minute
But admit it to yourself it ain't right
When you're sleeping with your lover
But you're living with your wife
Whatever this is
I'm not putting up a fight
(Woah, woah)
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
If you're feelin' unfaithful (put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air)
Did you sell yourself out?
(Yeah, Yeah)
Together in the silent aftermath
Butterflies subsidin' but they can never look back
Actively attracted but attempting to walk past
Temptation makes impatient impulses pump through married men
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Is she worth it?
Whatever this is it doesn't feel right
Better think about your kids
You're not putting up a fight
'Cause we could make love tonight
But you're gonna hate yourself in the morning light
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)
She married young, it was a mistake
She had a son, reluctant father
He upped and walked away
She meets a man who craves her company like she's craving his
But honey if he seems to good to be true well,
Guess what: He probably is
Whatever this is
It doesn't feel right
So just stop, breathe, count to three
Get your head right, like
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're feelin' unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
And it's just lust
Nothing to write home about
'Cause it's just trust
Nothing to be messed around with
It might've felt good for a minute
But admit it to yourself it ain't right
When you're sleeping with your lover
But you're living with your wife
Whatever this is
I'm not putting up a fight
(Woah, woah)
I put the I-I-I-I in lie
'Cause I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
And baby, bang bang kiss kiss
You and I gotta put an end to this
So we cheat, cheat, cheat
I'm a cheat, cheat, cheat
If you're unfaithful put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air
Like you're under arrest with a guilty conscience
Stick 'em up if you've got a guilty conscience
If you're feelin' unfaithful (put your hands in the air, hands in the air, hands in the air)
Did you sell yourself out?
(Yeah, Yeah)
Together in the silent aftermath
Butterflies subsidin' but they can never look back
Lyrics submitted by andchimeras
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