"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.
An old cool cat from way downtown
He's been boppin' all around
This old world were living fast
Afraid some day were gonna run outta gas
If you're travelin that way too
I'l tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missing
Stop, look and listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
Well Farmer Jones he came to town
Saw that boppin' all around
Learned to do it, there's no doubt
'Fraid some day he'll burn his motor out
If you're travelin' that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missin
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
First came the boogie, then the bunny hop
Now the (rumble, samba) then the bop
I don't know what's comin' next
This old world's in a terrible fix
If you're travelin' that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missin
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
I know a cool cat from way outta town
He's been boppin all around
This old world we're living fast
Afraid some day were gonna run outa gas
If you're travellin that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
You don't know what you're missin'
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
He's been boppin' all around
This old world were living fast
Afraid some day were gonna run outta gas
If you're travelin that way too
I'l tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missing
Stop, look and listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
Well Farmer Jones he came to town
Saw that boppin' all around
Learned to do it, there's no doubt
'Fraid some day he'll burn his motor out
If you're travelin' that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missin
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
First came the boogie, then the bunny hop
Now the (rumble, samba) then the bop
I don't know what's comin' next
This old world's in a terrible fix
If you're travelin' that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
Don't know what you're missin
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
I know a cool cat from way outta town
He's been boppin all around
This old world we're living fast
Afraid some day were gonna run outa gas
If you're travellin that way too
I'll tell you folks what you better do
You gotta
Stop, look and listen
You don't know what you're missin'
Stop, look listen
You might be missing kissin'
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long long way
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