"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 can see the look in their eyes
Their fears, cold tears fall to the ground
And their words just echo more lies
More plans, blood stained hands all around
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
With their hearts they ask me to stay
One life, one voice, calling me
I see their eyes and I can't look away
Oh God, why do people have to suffer every day
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know there's more than just you
You know it's all I can do
I know there's more than just you
You know it's all I can, all I can do
Oh, thinking 'bout you
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know I've got to give it all I got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
I've got to give it all I got (got to give it all)
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got (take my hand)
(Oh, it's all I've got)
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know I've got to give it all, got to give it all
Oh Lord, I'm watching worlds crumble
Oh
Their fears, cold tears fall to the ground
And their words just echo more lies
More plans, blood stained hands all around
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
With their hearts they ask me to stay
One life, one voice, calling me
I see their eyes and I can't look away
Oh God, why do people have to suffer every day
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know there's more than just you
You know it's all I can do
I know there's more than just you
You know it's all I can, all I can do
Oh, thinking 'bout you
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know I've got to give it all I got
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
Look at me, I'm making walls tumble
I've got to give it all I got (got to give it all)
Take my hand, oh Lord, it's all I've got (take my hand)
(Oh, it's all I've got)
Look at me, I'm watching worlds crumble
I know I've got to give it all, got to give it all
Oh Lord, I'm watching worlds crumble
Oh
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