"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.
I've got trails and tribulations
Troubles all around
My desires and expectations have me lost more than I'm found
And lord knows I often falter in the smallest of my pride
But when I kneel down at his alter I am lifted up inside
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
'Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
Help me face every tomorrow
Give me strength to bare the load
Give me signs that I can follow
Set feet upon the road
And may he who walked on water give me courage where I tread
And when I kneel down at his alter let my hungry soul be feed
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
'Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
Let this faith be my foundation
This hope, my liberation
'Till I fly away on that glorious, glorious day
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
Troubles all around
My desires and expectations have me lost more than I'm found
And lord knows I often falter in the smallest of my pride
But when I kneel down at his alter I am lifted up inside
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
'Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
Help me face every tomorrow
Give me strength to bare the load
Give me signs that I can follow
Set feet upon the road
And may he who walked on water give me courage where I tread
And when I kneel down at his alter let my hungry soul be feed
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
'Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
Let this faith be my foundation
This hope, my liberation
'Till I fly away on that glorious, glorious day
'Till I stand upon that mountain
'Till I sit beside the thrown
'Till the waters of loves fountain carry me home
Till I rise up from this mortal clay of blood and bone
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away
Let the rock that was rolled away be my cornerstone
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The Rock (That Was Rolled Away) Lyrics as written by Eric Bibb Arnold Roman
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