"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.
Piggy met baby in a disco bar
Baby said, what a cute little piggy you are
When he took one look at her rocket tits
He smiled real wide and said "Baby, you're it"
Piggy said baby won't you come with me
My little place is three steps away
Piggy gonna take us both to paradise
He said "Come on little baby, won't you please be nice"
So Piggy and Baby sauntered into his crib
Said, "here it is baby, this is where I live"
Won't you take a load off, can I fix you a drink
Baby turned real slowly and said, "Piggy you stink"
Piggy said baby, do you have a smoke?
Baby said no, she was tryin to quit
Piggy was speechless for a couple of beats
When his jaw dropped open and he said... "shit"
Now Piggy and Baby had some swingin times
And though piggy was stupid,
Baby sure didn't mind
Baby said, "lets go straight to the stars"
And Piggy said
"huh? .... whatever"
Baby and Piggy took a walk in the park
It seems that Piggy was in kind of a fix
He owed seven bills to a couple of sharks
Who were gettin kind of itchy in their finger-tips
So they figured it was best to clear out for a while
Piggy had lots of friends, or so he would boast
And his little piggy habit was kind of out of control
So they packed up his Lincoln, and head for the coast
Baby started smokin again on the way
Piggy's little habit was making him sweat
So they stopped off in Vegas for a couple of days
To scam some cash up and make a few bets
They went and shacked up in a place on the strip
Piggy made some calls and Baby got sick
Baby turned to Piggy with a desperate plea
"c'mon Piggy, you know what we need"
But the problem, you see, was that they were broke as shit
So Piggy asked Baby if she'd turn a few tricks
She argued at first, but she finally agreed
With a couple of shiners, she hit the street
Now Piggy felt good, and piggy felt mean
And Piggy was high on his self esteem
So he pulled out his piece, in front of a cop
But the cop said "Fuck you" and Piggy got popped
Baby said, what a cute little piggy you are
When he took one look at her rocket tits
He smiled real wide and said "Baby, you're it"
Piggy said baby won't you come with me
My little place is three steps away
Piggy gonna take us both to paradise
He said "Come on little baby, won't you please be nice"
So Piggy and Baby sauntered into his crib
Said, "here it is baby, this is where I live"
Won't you take a load off, can I fix you a drink
Baby turned real slowly and said, "Piggy you stink"
Piggy said baby, do you have a smoke?
Baby said no, she was tryin to quit
Piggy was speechless for a couple of beats
When his jaw dropped open and he said... "shit"
Now Piggy and Baby had some swingin times
And though piggy was stupid,
Baby sure didn't mind
Baby said, "lets go straight to the stars"
And Piggy said
"huh? .... whatever"
Baby and Piggy took a walk in the park
It seems that Piggy was in kind of a fix
He owed seven bills to a couple of sharks
Who were gettin kind of itchy in their finger-tips
So they figured it was best to clear out for a while
Piggy had lots of friends, or so he would boast
And his little piggy habit was kind of out of control
So they packed up his Lincoln, and head for the coast
Baby started smokin again on the way
Piggy's little habit was making him sweat
So they stopped off in Vegas for a couple of days
To scam some cash up and make a few bets
They went and shacked up in a place on the strip
Piggy made some calls and Baby got sick
Baby turned to Piggy with a desperate plea
"c'mon Piggy, you know what we need"
But the problem, you see, was that they were broke as shit
So Piggy asked Baby if she'd turn a few tricks
She argued at first, but she finally agreed
With a couple of shiners, she hit the street
Now Piggy felt good, and piggy felt mean
And Piggy was high on his self esteem
So he pulled out his piece, in front of a cop
But the cop said "Fuck you" and Piggy got popped
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