"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.
There she goes and knows I'm dying
When she says, "Who is Johnny?"
Games with names that girl is playing
All she says is, "Who is Johnny?"
I try to understand because I'm people too
And playing games is part of human nature
My heart's in overdrive
It's great to be alive
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled in her special way
"Johnny," she said
"You know I love you"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Eyes gave her away, all right
She makes sure, I see her teasing
Hear her say, "Who is Johnny?"
There's no way to take this easy
Hear her say, "Who is Johnny?"
I really couldn't help but fall in love with her
Her being there has made my life worth living
I knew it from the start
That I would lose my heart
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled in her special way
"Johnny," she said
"You know I love you"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Still pretending
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" oh
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" oh, no, no, no
I don't believe it
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Eyes gave her away
(Girls like her) are very special
Girls (like her) don't rest
'Til you too are a believer
'Til you too have caught their fever
"Who is Johnny?"
There she goes and knows I'm dying
When she says, "Who is"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled with some other guy
"Johnny," she said
"I don't remember"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And turned the other way
Eyes gave her away
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" she said, "I don't remember"
"Who's Johnny?" she said and turned the other way
Left me standing there
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
Left me standing there
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who is Johnny?"
When she says, "Who is Johnny?"
Games with names that girl is playing
All she says is, "Who is Johnny?"
I try to understand because I'm people too
And playing games is part of human nature
My heart's in overdrive
It's great to be alive
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled in her special way
"Johnny," she said
"You know I love you"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Eyes gave her away, all right
She makes sure, I see her teasing
Hear her say, "Who is Johnny?"
There's no way to take this easy
Hear her say, "Who is Johnny?"
I really couldn't help but fall in love with her
Her being there has made my life worth living
I knew it from the start
That I would lose my heart
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled in her special way
"Johnny," she said
"You know I love you"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Still pretending
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" oh
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" oh, no, no, no
I don't believe it
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And tried to look the other way
Eyes gave her away
(Girls like her) are very special
Girls (like her) don't rest
'Til you too are a believer
'Til you too have caught their fever
"Who is Johnny?"
There she goes and knows I'm dying
When she says, "Who is"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And smiled with some other guy
"Johnny," she said
"I don't remember"
"Who's Johnny?" she said
And turned the other way
Eyes gave her away
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?" she said, "I don't remember"
"Who's Johnny?" she said and turned the other way
Left me standing there
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
Left me standing there
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny? Who's Johnny?"
"Who is Johnny?"
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Who's Johnny Lyrics as written by Peter F. Wolf Ina Wolf
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