"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.
It happened the moment, when you were revealed
'Cause you were a dream that you should not have been
A fantasy real
You gave me this beating, baby
This rhythm inside
And you made me feel good and feel nice and feel loved
Gave me paradise
So shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever wonder)
So shouldn't I realize (shouldn't I realize)
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder
So tell me how long
How long it's gonna take until you speak, babe?
'Cause I can't live my life
Without you here by my side
You gave me the feelin', feelin' in my life
So shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder, wonder (don't ever wonder)
Shouldn't I realize (ooh, shouldn't I realize)
You're the highest of the high
(That you're the highest of the high)
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever wonder)
Shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever, don't ever wonder)
Ooh (don't ever wonder)
Ooh (don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
Never question me (don't ever wonder)
Without you, there's no me (don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
Can't you see? (Don't ever wonder)
Can't you see? (Don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
'Cause you were a dream that you should not have been
A fantasy real
You gave me this beating, baby
This rhythm inside
And you made me feel good and feel nice and feel loved
Gave me paradise
So shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever wonder)
So shouldn't I realize (shouldn't I realize)
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder
So tell me how long
How long it's gonna take until you speak, babe?
'Cause I can't live my life
Without you here by my side
You gave me the feelin', feelin' in my life
So shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder, wonder (don't ever wonder)
Shouldn't I realize (ooh, shouldn't I realize)
You're the highest of the high
(That you're the highest of the high)
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever wonder)
Shouldn't I realize
You're the highest of the high
If you don't know, then I'll say it
So don't ever wonder (don't ever, don't ever wonder)
Ooh (don't ever wonder)
Ooh (don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
Never question me (don't ever wonder)
Without you, there's no me (don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
Can't you see? (Don't ever wonder)
Can't you see? (Don't ever wonder)
(Don't ever wonder)
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