"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 night farmer brown was takin' the air
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care
And to the hen house something stirred
And he hollered, "who's there?"
This is what he heard
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself, stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
He kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Ain't nobody here at all
You's stompin' around and shakin' the ground
You're kicking up an awful dust
We chickens tryin' to sleep and you butt in
And hobble, hobble, hobble, hobble, whiggle chin
'Cause tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
'Round the dig and worms to scratch
It takes a lot of settin', gettin' chicks to hatch
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Nobody at all
So quiet yourself stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
He kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay
Well tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
'Round the dig and worms to scratch
Its a lot of set gettin' chicks to hatch
Takes a lot of settin', gettin' chicks to hatch
And ain't nobody here but us roosters
Ain't nobody at all
So quiet yourself and stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
And kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble til the break of day
Hey boss man now what you say
Its easy pickin's ain't nobody here but us chickens oh yeah
Yeah
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care
And to the hen house something stirred
And he hollered, "who's there?"
This is what he heard
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself, stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
He kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Ain't nobody here at all
You's stompin' around and shakin' the ground
You're kicking up an awful dust
We chickens tryin' to sleep and you butt in
And hobble, hobble, hobble, hobble, whiggle chin
'Cause tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
'Round the dig and worms to scratch
It takes a lot of settin', gettin' chicks to hatch
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
Nobody at all
So quiet yourself stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
He kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay
Well tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
'Round the dig and worms to scratch
Its a lot of set gettin' chicks to hatch
Takes a lot of settin', gettin' chicks to hatch
And ain't nobody here but us roosters
Ain't nobody at all
So quiet yourself and stop all that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
And kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble til the break of day
Hey boss man now what you say
Its easy pickin's ain't nobody here but us chickens oh yeah
Yeah
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