"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.
One hot summer day back around the way
A new kid moved onto the block and his name was Jay
Jay was cool, he trucked jewels, packed a nine mil
Yeah, and kept his Smitty's on his tool
Anyway Jay portrayed to be like gard
So we took him in, and put him down with the Hit Squad
His house was phat, full court in the back
Jacuzzi in his bedroom, a welcome on the doormat
Plus AZT, full house alarm system
One rottweiler, one pitbull, no one could vic him
Something strange about the crib, I had to think
Why the whole god damn house was dressed in hot pink
Yo Jay, where's your bathroom, bust a move I gotta piss
Three doors on the left homeboy, ya can't miss
My head was busted
Disgusted
I said, "What's goin' on?"
I seen a douche bag, and Safety maxi-pad tampons
Left the bathroom, went back where I was
Tapped Jay on the shoulder and said,
"Eiyyyooo 'cause"
"I thought you lived alone"
"I do"
"Are you certain?
There's bras and leotards, hangin on the curtain
Yo Jay what's your problem, homeboy you look stunned
What are you doin? Put down that knife... where's my gun?"
Shit's thick, I reached for my tool I wasn't strapped
Left the nine in the car, right next to the jim hat
It's my ass, I better think fast real quick
I got a flashback ah from a Bruce Lee flick
Got in my stance
Don't lie
Kay I broke for the door
Tripped on some bullshit in the living room floor
Jay rushed me, I grabbed him, scooped him up in the yoke
Ah Shit
Kicked him in the nuts
That's ALL she wrote
It was like Rapunzel
Rapunzel?
Down came his hair
Titties popped out
And there was ass everywhere
Jay a transvestite?
Not quite he was more like
J to the A to the N to the E
Yo P, don't tell me, you went out like a sucker
Chill, took off that mustache, grabbed that ass and I fucked her
Peace, I'm Audi 5000 *laughing*
Audi 5000
Ah shit!
All of that real shit, you know what I'm saying?
Jane? Haircut, haircut like Anita Baker?
The whole shit. Yo E, the whole shit, you know what I'm saying?
Nah you can't man, I ran right up in her like Bruce Jenner
But better
Right in there man, I didn't even care, are you crazy?
Was that holdin' me up?
Don't tell me it was Jane you were juicin'
Shit, kick it E!
A new kid moved onto the block and his name was Jay
Jay was cool, he trucked jewels, packed a nine mil
Yeah, and kept his Smitty's on his tool
Anyway Jay portrayed to be like gard
So we took him in, and put him down with the Hit Squad
His house was phat, full court in the back
Jacuzzi in his bedroom, a welcome on the doormat
Plus AZT, full house alarm system
One rottweiler, one pitbull, no one could vic him
Something strange about the crib, I had to think
Why the whole god damn house was dressed in hot pink
Yo Jay, where's your bathroom, bust a move I gotta piss
Three doors on the left homeboy, ya can't miss
My head was busted
Disgusted
I said, "What's goin' on?"
I seen a douche bag, and Safety maxi-pad tampons
Left the bathroom, went back where I was
Tapped Jay on the shoulder and said,
"Eiyyyooo 'cause"
"I thought you lived alone"
"I do"
"Are you certain?
There's bras and leotards, hangin on the curtain
Yo Jay what's your problem, homeboy you look stunned
What are you doin? Put down that knife... where's my gun?"
Shit's thick, I reached for my tool I wasn't strapped
Left the nine in the car, right next to the jim hat
It's my ass, I better think fast real quick
I got a flashback ah from a Bruce Lee flick
Got in my stance
Don't lie
Kay I broke for the door
Tripped on some bullshit in the living room floor
Jay rushed me, I grabbed him, scooped him up in the yoke
Ah Shit
Kicked him in the nuts
That's ALL she wrote
It was like Rapunzel
Rapunzel?
Down came his hair
Titties popped out
And there was ass everywhere
Jay a transvestite?
Not quite he was more like
J to the A to the N to the E
Yo P, don't tell me, you went out like a sucker
Chill, took off that mustache, grabbed that ass and I fucked her
Peace, I'm Audi 5000 *laughing*
Audi 5000
Ah shit!
All of that real shit, you know what I'm saying?
Jane? Haircut, haircut like Anita Baker?
The whole shit. Yo E, the whole shit, you know what I'm saying?
Nah you can't man, I ran right up in her like Bruce Jenner
But better
Right in there man, I didn't even care, are you crazy?
Was that holdin' me up?
Don't tell me it was Jane you were juicin'
Shit, kick it E!
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