"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.
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She can make you lose control but I'm a keep it on the low
Just to see her pretty face makes you want her, want, want her
Can't explain the way it feels but I know the feeling's real
I can't wait to get her home so I can love her
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She's the only one for me, I treat her like she's supposed to be
Love her from her head to toe, she's my boo, girl, boo, boo girl
Give her everything she likes, even bought her all her ice
Ain't nothing that I won't do 'cause I love her
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
Look, you'll see
She's the beautifulest thing to me
If you don't believe just take one look
When you do you see you'll be hooked
You can't deny
She's the baddest thing and oh, so fine
If you don't believe just take one look
When you do, you see you'll be hooked
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She can make you lose control but I'm a keep it on the low
Just to see her pretty face makes you want her, want, want her
Can't explain the way it feels but I know the feeling's real
I can't wait to get her home so I can love her
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She's the only one for me, I treat her like she's supposed to be
Love her from her head to toe, she's my boo, girl, boo, boo girl
Give her everything she likes, even bought her all her ice
Ain't nothing that I won't do 'cause I love her
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
Look, you'll see
She's the beautifulest thing to me
If you don't believe just take one look
When you do you see you'll be hooked
You can't deny
She's the baddest thing and oh, so fine
If you don't believe just take one look
When you do, you see you'll be hooked
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's a dime, dime, dime
She's so fine, fine, fine
She's all mine, mine, mine
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