"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, I know that I may have had my share
Of failing and falling
But I have come to understand
One thing remains
By all he's done, I have been made holy
Worthy of serving the one
The one who wrote eternity
So deep in my heart
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
You remind me still of the hope and promise
Daring my heart to be brave
And all the while You strengthen me
So deep in my heart
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
So much more
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Of failing and falling
But I have come to understand
One thing remains
By all he's done, I have been made holy
Worthy of serving the one
The one who wrote eternity
So deep in my heart
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
You remind me still of the hope and promise
Daring my heart to be brave
And all the while You strengthen me
So deep in my heart
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
So much more
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
His mercies are new every morning
His mercies are new every day
His mercies are new every morning
Beautifully new every day
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more
Open your eyes and see
The wonder of a life so wonderfully free
Lift up your head, believe
There is more, there's so much more to see, yeah
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
Lift up your eyes and see
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