"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.
Looking over all the angles obvious that some ain't right
Litter the recycle bin with all the things I'll change tonight
Well that's not wrong, it's merely lame
There's no need to hide my shame
Well I'm tired of slowly sinking
Still there's no one else to blame
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out an unbeliever
We're not floating in the ether
Sick of the illusion that it's sad to ever want to know
Taking off and sputtering whenever it was time to go
Well it's not my fault, I'll never try
I can't even tell you why
Well I thought I heard you calling
From the corner of my eye
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
I'm not scared I'm only nervous
When chocolate shakes and power surges
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether
It's not my fault, I'll never try
Well I can't even tell you why
Well I thought I heard you calling
From the corner of my eye
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
I'm not scared I'm only nervous
When chocolate shakes and power surges
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether.....
Litter the recycle bin with all the things I'll change tonight
Well that's not wrong, it's merely lame
There's no need to hide my shame
Well I'm tired of slowly sinking
Still there's no one else to blame
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out an unbeliever
We're not floating in the ether
Sick of the illusion that it's sad to ever want to know
Taking off and sputtering whenever it was time to go
Well it's not my fault, I'll never try
I can't even tell you why
Well I thought I heard you calling
From the corner of my eye
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
I'm not scared I'm only nervous
When chocolate shakes and power surges
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether
It's not my fault, I'll never try
Well I can't even tell you why
Well I thought I heard you calling
From the corner of my eye
I can't help it I'm a quitter
From inside I'm cold and bitter
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
I'm not scared I'm only nervous
When chocolate shakes and power surges
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether
Always out and in denial
Laying wreaths and spanish tile
Stephen hawking can't know either
We're not floating in the ether.....
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Quitter Lyrics as written by Todd Lewis Darrel W. Herbert
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