"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.
Now you've been watchin' me
And I've been watchin' you
So I decided to just
Come and talk to you
Ain't tryin' to run no game
Just want to know your name
And by the smile
That's on your face
I see you feel the same
So can I talk to you and
Maybe after school
I could walk you home
If that's cool with you
And then later on
I'll call you on the phone
And then I'll make you mine
By singin' you this little song
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Oh, oh, look
On the weekend
Me and you and some friends
We could go for a ride
In the back of the Benz
In the park take pictures
Me and you in the Hawk
Play games, hide-n-seek
Till it get dark
I like when you playin'
When you callin' my name
That's how I feel
Hope you feel the same
Stuffed dolls, merry-go-round
So me and you sit splash
Girl, how that sound, uh
I can tell you're feelin' me
And girl, it's plain to see
That you and me
We got a little chemistry
That's why I'm dyin' to do
Everything you want to do
Anything that you want
I can give, give it to you
So what's it gonna be
Is it gonna be you and me?
You gotta let me know
Don't keep me hangin' on
Tell me what I gotta do
To get it through to you
I want you to be my baby, so
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
So here we are
Face to face
I gave face to [unknown] away
Be patient, girl
Keep it real
I really want to
Make you mine
So tell me
So what you gonna do?
So here we are
Face to face
I gave face to [unknown] away
Be patient, girl
Now it's on you
Keep it real
I really want to
Make you mine
So tell me
So what you gonna do?
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Basketball is my
Favorite sport
Six man's shoes when
I'm on the court
Baby Hummer
Parked right outside
Top down is how we ride
Frank wheeler [unknown]
VIP, no standin' in line
P. Miller from head to toe
You my Boo, girl
I need to know
Come on
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Be cool, be cool, be cool
It'll be cool
And I've been watchin' you
So I decided to just
Come and talk to you
Ain't tryin' to run no game
Just want to know your name
And by the smile
That's on your face
I see you feel the same
So can I talk to you and
Maybe after school
I could walk you home
If that's cool with you
And then later on
I'll call you on the phone
And then I'll make you mine
By singin' you this little song
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Oh, oh, look
On the weekend
Me and you and some friends
We could go for a ride
In the back of the Benz
In the park take pictures
Me and you in the Hawk
Play games, hide-n-seek
Till it get dark
I like when you playin'
When you callin' my name
That's how I feel
Hope you feel the same
Stuffed dolls, merry-go-round
So me and you sit splash
Girl, how that sound, uh
I can tell you're feelin' me
And girl, it's plain to see
That you and me
We got a little chemistry
That's why I'm dyin' to do
Everything you want to do
Anything that you want
I can give, give it to you
So what's it gonna be
Is it gonna be you and me?
You gotta let me know
Don't keep me hangin' on
Tell me what I gotta do
To get it through to you
I want you to be my baby, so
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
So here we are
Face to face
I gave face to [unknown] away
Be patient, girl
Keep it real
I really want to
Make you mine
So tell me
So what you gonna do?
So here we are
Face to face
I gave face to [unknown] away
Be patient, girl
Now it's on you
Keep it real
I really want to
Make you mine
So tell me
So what you gonna do?
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
Basketball is my
Favorite sport
Six man's shoes when
I'm on the court
Baby Hummer
Parked right outside
Top down is how we ride
Frank wheeler [unknown]
VIP, no standin' in line
P. Miller from head to toe
You my Boo, girl
I need to know
Come on
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Hush little lady
Don't you cry
Gonna bet that
I could show you
How to have a good time
Like me and you
Playin' after school
On the weekend
At the skating rink'll be cool
Be cool, be cool, be cool
It'll be cool
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