"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 like the bright lights
Staying out every night
Teasing the boys playing with toys
Danger danger that's a game that you play
Danger danger but I can't stay away
You got a bad
Bad bad name
But I want you just the same
You hate the teachers at school
Treat 'em so cool
You slip and you slide take'em all for a ride
Danger danger only game that you know
Danger danger you always let go
You got a bad
Bad bad name
But I want you just the same
The physical walk dressing to kill
The best little tease
With the cheap
Cheap thrill
You kiss'em so good go go child
The devil himself
Must made you his child
Got the mojo machine
The cake and the cream
In your cute little dress
Put'em all of the test
Danger danger...
You like the bright lights...
Danger danger...
Staying out every night
Teasing the boys playing with toys
Danger danger that's a game that you play
Danger danger but I can't stay away
You got a bad
Bad bad name
But I want you just the same
You hate the teachers at school
Treat 'em so cool
You slip and you slide take'em all for a ride
Danger danger only game that you know
Danger danger you always let go
You got a bad
Bad bad name
But I want you just the same
The physical walk dressing to kill
The best little tease
With the cheap
Cheap thrill
You kiss'em so good go go child
The devil himself
Must made you his child
Got the mojo machine
The cake and the cream
In your cute little dress
Put'em all of the test
Danger danger...
You like the bright lights...
Danger danger...
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