"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.
Well, listen everybody,
To what I got to say.
There's hope for tomorrow,
Ooh, we're workin 'on today.
Well, it happened long time ago,
In the new magic land.
The Indian and the buffalo,
They existed hand in hand
The Indian needed food,
He needed skins for a roof.
But he only took what they needed,baby.
Millions of buffalo were the proof.
Yeah,its all right.
But then came the white man,
With his thick and empty head.
He couldn't see past the billfold,
He wanted all the buffalo dead.
It was sad
It was sad.
Oh yeah, yes indeed.
Oh yes,
It happened a long time ago, baby.
In the new magic land.
See, the Indian and the buffalo,
They existed hand in hand.
The Indians, they needed some food,
And some skins for a roof.
They only took what they needed,baby.
Millions of buffalo were the proof, yeah.
But then came the white dogs,
With their thick and empty heads.
They couldn't see past the billfold.
They wanted all the buffalo dead.
Everything was so sad.
When I looked above the canyon wall,
Some strong eyes did I see.
I think its somebody comin' around
To save my ass,baby.
I think, I think he's comin' around
To save you and me.
Boys
I said, above the canyon wall
Strong eyes did glow.
It was the leader of the land,baby.
Oh my God
The great white buffalo
Look out! Look out!
Well,he got the battered herd.
He led 'em cross the land.
With the great white buffalo,
They gonna make a final stand.
The great white buffalo,
Comin' around to make a final stand.
Well,look out here he comes.
The great white buffalo, baby.
The great white buffalo
Look out, here he comes.
He's doin' all right.
Makin' everything all right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
To what I got to say.
There's hope for tomorrow,
Ooh, we're workin 'on today.
Well, it happened long time ago,
In the new magic land.
The Indian and the buffalo,
They existed hand in hand
The Indian needed food,
He needed skins for a roof.
But he only took what they needed,baby.
Millions of buffalo were the proof.
Yeah,its all right.
But then came the white man,
With his thick and empty head.
He couldn't see past the billfold,
He wanted all the buffalo dead.
It was sad
It was sad.
Oh yeah, yes indeed.
Oh yes,
It happened a long time ago, baby.
In the new magic land.
See, the Indian and the buffalo,
They existed hand in hand.
The Indians, they needed some food,
And some skins for a roof.
They only took what they needed,baby.
Millions of buffalo were the proof, yeah.
But then came the white dogs,
With their thick and empty heads.
They couldn't see past the billfold.
They wanted all the buffalo dead.
Everything was so sad.
When I looked above the canyon wall,
Some strong eyes did I see.
I think its somebody comin' around
To save my ass,baby.
I think, I think he's comin' around
To save you and me.
Boys
I said, above the canyon wall
Strong eyes did glow.
It was the leader of the land,baby.
Oh my God
The great white buffalo
Look out! Look out!
Well,he got the battered herd.
He led 'em cross the land.
With the great white buffalo,
They gonna make a final stand.
The great white buffalo,
Comin' around to make a final stand.
Well,look out here he comes.
The great white buffalo, baby.
The great white buffalo
Look out, here he comes.
He's doin' all right.
Makin' everything all right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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