"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.
Oh yeah, I just gotta get my paws on it
You know what I'm saying? Must be something
Do it, let me see ya do it
Something in my bloodline, you know?
Yeah
Yeah, this is the story of famous dogs
For the dog that chases his tail will be dizzy
These are the clapping dogs, rhythmic dogs
Harmonic dogs, house dogs, street dogs
Dogs of the world unite
Dancin' dogs, clappin' dogs, funky dogs
Nasty dogs
Atomic dog
Atomic dog
Life on all fours
When you're out here walkin' the streets (walkin' the streets)
Make you compete (make you compete)
Nothin' but the dog in ya
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
(Life on all fours) untied dog in a telematic society
(When they're out there walkin' the streets)
Ain't your average huckleberry hound (make ya compete)
(Nothin' but the dog in ya)
Why must I feel like that?
Oh, why must I chase the cat?
Never seen a kitty on a leash
Why it gotta be this way for me? (Why?)
Must be the beast
All I wanna do is run the streets (yes)
Like my OG
Shout out S-N double-O-P
Indeed, I'm a different pedigree
Got a pretty nice bite but the ruff kinda mean
Got a little bit of hindsight, I'm older than you think
Living life on all fours and we runnin' 'til we free
Peace
Life on all fours
When you're out there walkin' the streets (on the streets, man)
Make you compete (yes, Lord)
Nothin' but the dog in ya (must be the dog)
Ruff (must be)
Ruff (I can't stand it)
Ruff
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be, must be, oh)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be)
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be that, ayy, come on)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
(Nothin' but the, nothin' but the dog in me, double O-G, oh, oh)
Why must I feel like that? (Come on)
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
(I must be a different pedigree or something, you know)
(I can't help it, you know what I'm sayin'?)
Do the dogcatcher, baby, do the dogcatcher (I try to fight it)
(Ooh) (oh, Lord)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Why must I feel like that?
Why must (take it to the bridge)
(Yeah)
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
(Just walkin' the dog) (what it say?)
(Ow, whoa)
(Bad dog)
(Oh, do it, oh)
(Just walkin' the dog)
Life on all fours
When you're out there on the streets (and we runnin' 'til we free)
Make you compete (make you compete)
Nothin' but the dog in ya
Walk the dog
Do the dog
Baby, atomic dog
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
You know what I'm saying? Must be something
Do it, let me see ya do it
Something in my bloodline, you know?
Yeah
Yeah, this is the story of famous dogs
For the dog that chases his tail will be dizzy
These are the clapping dogs, rhythmic dogs
Harmonic dogs, house dogs, street dogs
Dogs of the world unite
Dancin' dogs, clappin' dogs, funky dogs
Nasty dogs
Atomic dog
Atomic dog
Life on all fours
When you're out here walkin' the streets (walkin' the streets)
Make you compete (make you compete)
Nothin' but the dog in ya
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
(Life on all fours) untied dog in a telematic society
(When they're out there walkin' the streets)
Ain't your average huckleberry hound (make ya compete)
(Nothin' but the dog in ya)
Why must I feel like that?
Oh, why must I chase the cat?
Never seen a kitty on a leash
Why it gotta be this way for me? (Why?)
Must be the beast
All I wanna do is run the streets (yes)
Like my OG
Shout out S-N double-O-P
Indeed, I'm a different pedigree
Got a pretty nice bite but the ruff kinda mean
Got a little bit of hindsight, I'm older than you think
Living life on all fours and we runnin' 'til we free
Peace
Life on all fours
When you're out there walkin' the streets (on the streets, man)
Make you compete (yes, Lord)
Nothin' but the dog in ya (must be the dog)
Ruff (must be)
Ruff (I can't stand it)
Ruff
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be, must be, oh)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be)
Nothin' but the dog in me (must be that, ayy, come on)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
(Nothin' but the, nothin' but the dog in me, double O-G, oh, oh)
Why must I feel like that? (Come on)
Why must I chase the cat?
Nothin' but the dog in me
(I must be a different pedigree or something, you know)
(I can't help it, you know what I'm sayin'?)
Do the dogcatcher, baby, do the dogcatcher (I try to fight it)
(Ooh) (oh, Lord)
Why must I feel like that?
Why must I chase the cat?
Why must I feel like that?
Why must (take it to the bridge)
(Yeah)
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
(Just walkin' the dog) (what it say?)
(Ow, whoa)
(Bad dog)
(Oh, do it, oh)
(Just walkin' the dog)
Life on all fours
When you're out there on the streets (and we runnin' 'til we free)
Make you compete (make you compete)
Nothin' but the dog in ya
Walk the dog
Do the dog
Baby, atomic dog
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay
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