"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.
Sometimes I look at you
Feel like I make you blue
Wish I could make us all brand new
Wish I had some mystery left
To my personality
Then I could wink at you
And you'd laugh like you used to
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
I know it's hard not to
Continue what we do
And remove a pattern
Like an old tattoo
I go with you
You go with me
But if we had some clarity
Well maybe we could stop ourselves
Before we both get silly
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
Always felt strong
We belong
From the first time you stood next to me
Am I still your girl?
'Cause in a crowded world
You are still the only man I see
Maybe we'd stop ourselves
Before we both get silly
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
Feel like I make you blue
Wish I could make us all brand new
Wish I had some mystery left
To my personality
Then I could wink at you
And you'd laugh like you used to
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
I know it's hard not to
Continue what we do
And remove a pattern
Like an old tattoo
I go with you
You go with me
But if we had some clarity
Well maybe we could stop ourselves
Before we both get silly
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
Always felt strong
We belong
From the first time you stood next to me
Am I still your girl?
'Cause in a crowded world
You are still the only man I see
Maybe we'd stop ourselves
Before we both get silly
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
You know I think we'll make it through
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
We could move on if you wanted to
'Cause if it's all the same
I'd rather be with you
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Rather Be with You Lyrics as written by Lauper Fleming
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