"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.
Hey, little girl, comb your hair, fix your make-up, soon he will
open the door,
Don?t think because there?s a ring on your finger, you needn?t
try any more.
For wives should always be lovers too,
Run to his arms the moment that he comes home to you.
I?m warning you,
Day after day, there are girls at the office and the men will
always be men,
Don?t stand him up, with your hair still in curlers, you may not
see him again.
Wives should always be lovers too,
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you.
He?s almost here, hey, little girl, better wear something
pretty,
Something you wear to go to the city,
Dim all the lights, pour the wine, start the music, time to get
ready for love.
Time to get ready for love, yes it?s time to get ready for love,
It?s time to get ready, kick your shoes off, baby....,
open the door,
Don?t think because there?s a ring on your finger, you needn?t
try any more.
For wives should always be lovers too,
Run to his arms the moment that he comes home to you.
I?m warning you,
Day after day, there are girls at the office and the men will
always be men,
Don?t stand him up, with your hair still in curlers, you may not
see him again.
Wives should always be lovers too,
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you.
He?s almost here, hey, little girl, better wear something
pretty,
Something you wear to go to the city,
Dim all the lights, pour the wine, start the music, time to get
ready for love.
Time to get ready for love, yes it?s time to get ready for love,
It?s time to get ready, kick your shoes off, baby....,
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