"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.
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Hey little lady why you walkin' with your head hung low
(mm)
There's gotta be an answer to whatever you don't know
(yeah)
Got Little Man in the stroller lookin' at ya
Don't understand but I know this time is sad
Why ya runnin' away
When you're problem's gonna find you
Dry your eyes and take the time to pray
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
Whatever happen to livin' in a world of peace
And equality oh
Wantin' the same and we killin' one another for greed
And jealousy
(we got)
300 million men and women out there who love someone
(someone)
Epidemic's got our nation dying young
Better be ready when He comes
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
(Don't you let it)
Don't you let it steal your joy
(Break you down)
I know its gonna be
(Don't you let it)
Alright, yeah
(Steal your joy)
Don't you let it
(I know its gonna be alright)
Keep on fighting
(Just don't give up the fight)
Oh
(Everything will be OK)
As long as you keep Him first
Don't worry no no
(Don't you let it)
The pain that you're goin' through,
Pain that you're goin' through
(Break you down)
Just for a little while
(Don't you let it)
Ooh no
(Steal your joy)
(I know its gonna be alright)
Don't let the situation steal your joy
(Just don't give up the fight)
Keep your head up, Keep your faith
(Everything will be OK)
Say yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Hey little lady why you walkin' with your head hung low
(mm)
There's gotta be an answer to whatever you don't know
(yeah)
Got Little Man in the stroller lookin' at ya
Don't understand but I know this time is sad
Why ya runnin' away
When you're problem's gonna find you
Dry your eyes and take the time to pray
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
Whatever happen to livin' in a world of peace
And equality oh
Wantin' the same and we killin' one another for greed
And jealousy
(we got)
300 million men and women out there who love someone
(someone)
Epidemic's got our nation dying young
Better be ready when He comes
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
(Don't you let it)
Don't you let it steal your joy
(Break you down)
I know its gonna be
(Don't you let it)
Alright, yeah
(Steal your joy)
Don't you let it
(I know its gonna be alright)
Keep on fighting
(Just don't give up the fight)
Oh
(Everything will be OK)
As long as you keep Him first
Don't worry no no
(Don't you let it)
The pain that you're goin' through,
Pain that you're goin' through
(Break you down)
Just for a little while
(Don't you let it)
Ooh no
(Steal your joy)
(I know its gonna be alright)
Don't let the situation steal your joy
(Just don't give up the fight)
Keep your head up, Keep your faith
(Everything will be OK)
Say yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
'cause I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through things
Don't worry it will be OK
I know what you're goin' through
Don't let it get the best of you
Everybody goes through change
And made it through yesterday
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