"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.
Going back to New York city
To do the things I never did
I'm heading back to New York city
To see the things I never saw
Things like the ABC No Rio oh oh
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the places where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
Going back to New York city
You might be by those Asian trees
I'm heading back to New York city
Times square and all those Broadway babes
And if the devil has a playground yeah yeah
You wanna bet New York is the devil's swing
Let's shake let's make a deal
Of all the bright light cities spread around the globe
There ain't a skyline better than New York New York
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
Spend my time trying to find you
Here in New York
Going back to New York city
To do the things I never did
I know I'm gonna find you baby yeah yea
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the places where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
To do the things I never did
I'm heading back to New York city
To see the things I never saw
Things like the ABC No Rio oh oh
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the places where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
Going back to New York city
You might be by those Asian trees
I'm heading back to New York city
Times square and all those Broadway babes
And if the devil has a playground yeah yeah
You wanna bet New York is the devil's swing
Let's shake let's make a deal
Of all the bright light cities spread around the globe
There ain't a skyline better than New York New York
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
Spend my time trying to find you
Here in New York
Going back to New York city
To do the things I never did
I know I'm gonna find you baby yeah yea
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the places where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
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Heading Back To New York City Lyrics as written by Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading
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