"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.
Please mom, you ground me all the time
I know that I was right all along
And I'm hoping
Remember I'm a kid
I know not what I did
Just having fun
You couldn't wait for something new
And yesterday I thought of you
Left me to think as if I couldn't walk away
It's too late, I fell through
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Shit dad, please don't kick my ass
I know I've seen you trashed at least one time
Can I blame it on one of my dumb friends?
It's been awhile since I've have used that line
You couldn't wait (you couldn't wait)
For something new (for something new)
And yesterday (and yesterday)
I thought of you (I thought of you)
Left me to think as if I couldn't walk away
It's too late, I fell through
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Alright
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Hey uh Mark
What, what the fuck do you want Tom? I'm sick of
"Hey Mark, hey hey Mark, hey Mark, hey look at this
Hey look at- look at how I make it bigger if I rub it
Look at this, hey Mark come here"
No seriously, Mark, hey, hey Mark
I wasn't really masturbating, I've never done that
I was inspecting my testicles for weird bumps
That-that's what you say, that's what you say
If your parents ever catch you
"I wasn't masturbating, I was just cleaning it and it went off"
You guys wanna hear a song that I wrote about four days ago?
'Cause you really don't have a choice, you might as well be into it
Yeah, you might as well act like you wanna hear it
'Cause otherwise we'll play it twice
Yeah, you bastards, song goes like this
I know that I was right all along
And I'm hoping
Remember I'm a kid
I know not what I did
Just having fun
You couldn't wait for something new
And yesterday I thought of you
Left me to think as if I couldn't walk away
It's too late, I fell through
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Shit dad, please don't kick my ass
I know I've seen you trashed at least one time
Can I blame it on one of my dumb friends?
It's been awhile since I've have used that line
You couldn't wait (you couldn't wait)
For something new (for something new)
And yesterday (and yesterday)
I thought of you (I thought of you)
Left me to think as if I couldn't walk away
It's too late, I fell through
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Alright
Nothing to lose
A boy who went out when he finished all his chores
Nothing to do
They can't trust me because I blew it once before
Hey uh Mark
What, what the fuck do you want Tom? I'm sick of
"Hey Mark, hey hey Mark, hey Mark, hey look at this
Hey look at- look at how I make it bigger if I rub it
Look at this, hey Mark come here"
No seriously, Mark, hey, hey Mark
I wasn't really masturbating, I've never done that
I was inspecting my testicles for weird bumps
That-that's what you say, that's what you say
If your parents ever catch you
"I wasn't masturbating, I was just cleaning it and it went off"
You guys wanna hear a song that I wrote about four days ago?
'Cause you really don't have a choice, you might as well be into it
Yeah, you might as well act like you wanna hear it
'Cause otherwise we'll play it twice
Yeah, you bastards, song goes like this
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Rich Lips [Live - The Mark, Tom & Travis Show aka Dick Lips] Lyrics as written by Scott Raynor Mark Hoppus
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