"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.
Some of her dancin' days are over
Some of her dancin' days are done
But she's still got a couple of two steps
That she ain't shown no one
Time will tell if she needs you
Time will tell if she don't
And what'll you do if she believes you
What'll you do if she won't
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
Don't sell her short if she leaves you
Don't sell her short if she stays
'Cause she's got cards up her sleeve still
That she never got to play
It ain't like she's trying to lose you
She's just thinking for herself
She said come on if it moves you
Don't just stay there by yourself
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
Some of her dancin' days are over
Some of her dancin' days are done
Some of her dancin' days are done
But she's still got a couple of two steps
That she ain't shown no one
Time will tell if she needs you
Time will tell if she don't
And what'll you do if she believes you
What'll you do if she won't
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
Don't sell her short if she leaves you
Don't sell her short if she stays
'Cause she's got cards up her sleeve still
That she never got to play
It ain't like she's trying to lose you
She's just thinking for herself
She said come on if it moves you
Don't just stay there by yourself
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
You can't fence her in with wire
You can't fence her in with words
Bet your life she's on fire
She's got a pistol in her purse
Some of her dancin' days are over
Some of her dancin' days are done
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