"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.
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Didn't I make you feel like you were the only one, yeah
I said didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can
Honey you know that I did
Well each time I tell myself that I, I think I've had enough
Oh, I am gonna show you baby, a woman can be tough
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now, darling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, if it makes you feel good, ooh yes it does, yeah
You're out on the street lookin' good
And honey deep down in your heart, child, you know that it ain't right
You never, never, never, never, never hear me when I cry out at night
And honey I, I cry all the time
And each time I tell myself that I, I can stand the pain
You take me in your arms, and I'm singing once again
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now baby
You know you got it, if it makes you feel good
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now darling, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, wow
Take it, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Break it, take another little piece of my heart now, darling, yeah
You got to have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good
Didn't I make you feel like you were the only one, yeah
I said didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can
Honey you know that I did
Well each time I tell myself that I, I think I've had enough
Oh, I am gonna show you baby, a woman can be tough
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now, darling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, if it makes you feel good, ooh yes it does, yeah
You're out on the street lookin' good
And honey deep down in your heart, child, you know that it ain't right
You never, never, never, never, never hear me when I cry out at night
And honey I, I cry all the time
And each time I tell myself that I, I can stand the pain
You take me in your arms, and I'm singing once again
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now baby
You know you got it, if it makes you feel good
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on, come on, come on, come on
And take it, take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break it, break another little bit of my heart now darling, yeah
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, wow
Take it, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Break it, take another little piece of my heart now, darling, yeah
You got to have a, have another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good
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