"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.
We do what we do to try and get us through our darkest days
A time in life that's not so bright
And there will be days when we cry and we don't know why
But you've gotta fight it, those days will pass you by
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Everybody knows there's brighter days, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Live your life and take it day by day
Be positive in mind or you'll fail before you even try
Sometimes it takes a helping hand
To show you that life goes on, there's a brand new dawn
When you're feeling down there's always a reason to hold on
Tell yourself
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Everybody knows there's brighter days, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Live your life and take it day by day
You gotta live your life 'cause life is for the living
And you don't know if you'll get the chance again
You gotta find a way to hold on, maybe faith will help you carry on
Just fight it, take it in your stride, it's gonna be all right
Everybody knows there's brighter days
Live your life and take it day by day
Pick yourself up and start again, oh yeah
And maybe when you find yourself alone
You'll have the time to gather all your thoughts
And when you find you're not so strong
You'll have the strength to carry on
And even when you find yourself in doubt
You'll never lose sight of what your life's about
And when you find you're losing faith
You'll get the strength to help you
Tell yourself it's gonna get better
Just tell yourself that it's gonna get better
Tell yourself it's gonna get better
Just tell yourself that it's gonna get better
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
A time in life that's not so bright
And there will be days when we cry and we don't know why
But you've gotta fight it, those days will pass you by
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Everybody knows there's brighter days, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Live your life and take it day by day
Be positive in mind or you'll fail before you even try
Sometimes it takes a helping hand
To show you that life goes on, there's a brand new dawn
When you're feeling down there's always a reason to hold on
Tell yourself
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Everybody knows there's brighter days, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Live your life and take it day by day
You gotta live your life 'cause life is for the living
And you don't know if you'll get the chance again
You gotta find a way to hold on, maybe faith will help you carry on
Just fight it, take it in your stride, it's gonna be all right
Everybody knows there's brighter days
Live your life and take it day by day
Pick yourself up and start again, oh yeah
And maybe when you find yourself alone
You'll have the time to gather all your thoughts
And when you find you're not so strong
You'll have the strength to carry on
And even when you find yourself in doubt
You'll never lose sight of what your life's about
And when you find you're losing faith
You'll get the strength to help you
Tell yourself it's gonna get better
Just tell yourself that it's gonna get better
Tell yourself it's gonna get better
Just tell yourself that it's gonna get better
It's gonna get better, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
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Gonna Get Better Lyrics as written by Jonathan Shorten Louisa Bobb
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