"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.
Where do I begin?
There's so much I want to say to make it easier,
Tomorrow is on it's way,
Do you believe I want to take your painful memories?
I know you want to run away,
And I know that you can't see tomorrow.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Yesterday is gone,
And everything that made you cry is fallen to the ground.
I'm here to bring you hope,
I will always take you back, you haven't let me down.
I know you want to run away,
And I know that you can't see tomorrow.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
And when you're feeling all alone, and you can't go on
Remember I am here
And when you think you've gone too far, I'll meet you where you are
My arms are open wide
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Caroline
There's so much I want to say to make it easier,
Tomorrow is on it's way,
Do you believe I want to take your painful memories?
I know you want to run away,
And I know that you can't see tomorrow.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Yesterday is gone,
And everything that made you cry is fallen to the ground.
I'm here to bring you hope,
I will always take you back, you haven't let me down.
I know you want to run away,
And I know that you can't see tomorrow.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
And when you're feeling all alone, and you can't go on
Remember I am here
And when you think you've gone too far, I'll meet you where you are
My arms are open wide
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Caroline,
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life,
Make you feel beautiful again.
Caroline,
Don't throw it all away,
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.
Caroline
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Caroline Lyrics as written by Jonathan Cohen Christopher Lars Sander
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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