"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.
Pre>intro c#m be a be a be c#m
C#m e c#m e
The dark hand will call you out of nowhere it seems
C#m a e be
The black cloud will bust apart shattering your dreams
C#m e c#m e
They all put up barricades blank you out at first
C#m a e be
Then they'll get to you to get to me who'll know what's worse
Chorus
C#m a e c#m a e
I say fear not baby fear not fear not baby fear not
C#m be a be a be c#m
Fear not baby fear not baby fear not it's going to end (intro)
Get your drink knocked over
You're thinking that it might be planned
But it's just some fool in the crowd tonight
What's the name written on his hand
I won't give away anything more than the ink from my pen
You ought to know when you look at me
Love is something you can't offend
Chorus
Bridge a e repeats then f#m e then f#m a e twice c#m
I said fear not I said fear not
I can't stand to leave you to the lions of the world
Yeah I know that it seems like we're in a cage but we ain't the animals
I won't let them touch you not a hair that's on your head
They can rip out bits of me that should keep them fed
Chorus
It's going to end
Repeats (intro chords) and fades /pre>
C#m e c#m e
The dark hand will call you out of nowhere it seems
C#m a e be
The black cloud will bust apart shattering your dreams
C#m e c#m e
They all put up barricades blank you out at first
C#m a e be
Then they'll get to you to get to me who'll know what's worse
Chorus
C#m a e c#m a e
I say fear not baby fear not fear not baby fear not
C#m be a be a be c#m
Fear not baby fear not baby fear not it's going to end (intro)
Get your drink knocked over
You're thinking that it might be planned
But it's just some fool in the crowd tonight
What's the name written on his hand
I won't give away anything more than the ink from my pen
You ought to know when you look at me
Love is something you can't offend
Chorus
Bridge a e repeats then f#m e then f#m a e twice c#m
I said fear not I said fear not
I can't stand to leave you to the lions of the world
Yeah I know that it seems like we're in a cage but we ain't the animals
I won't let them touch you not a hair that's on your head
They can rip out bits of me that should keep them fed
Chorus
It's going to end
Repeats (intro chords) and fades /pre>
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Fear Not Lyrics as written by Graham Thomas Parker
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