"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.
I picked up the telephone and called the information, I said wanted that number for the local church of Satan, I wrote down the number on a scrap of paper and then I called him on the phone, (then I called him on the phone)
He answered in his deep dark voice and said that he was crying, I asked why are you sad, cuz everyone is lying, saying he's the reason so many people are dying, he feels like he is all alone.
I know it's hard to forget about, what the old folks always scream and shout, they say that Satan's a really bad guy (but it's not true).
Chorus:
Give Satan a Hug and tell him that you love him.
Give Satan a hug and sell your soul to him.
Cuz it's hard to be the king of the under world, and it's hard to be the guy with the pointy tail.
Verse 2:
I was walking down the street and a lady came up to me and said Jesus Christ is coming back, he's gonna raise up from the dead, I better get ready cuz if I don't I'll be seeing red and then I'm gonna burn in hell.
Satan told me that that's not the case he's gonna kick his ass, then he's gonna give everyone in the world a bag of grass after that it will be like when T Rex says, life's a gas, everything will be real swell. (everything will be real swell)
Chorus 2 repeat......
Post Chorus:
Satan's a man he's just a normal guy, Satan's a man you shouldn't make him cry.
Bridge: Satan, I know your down there, and I've been thinking about you a lot.
Me and all the guys in Size 14 were gonna give you a great big hug!
Chorus repeat with gang vocals.... END
He answered in his deep dark voice and said that he was crying, I asked why are you sad, cuz everyone is lying, saying he's the reason so many people are dying, he feels like he is all alone.
I know it's hard to forget about, what the old folks always scream and shout, they say that Satan's a really bad guy (but it's not true).
Chorus:
Give Satan a Hug and tell him that you love him.
Give Satan a hug and sell your soul to him.
Cuz it's hard to be the king of the under world, and it's hard to be the guy with the pointy tail.
Verse 2:
I was walking down the street and a lady came up to me and said Jesus Christ is coming back, he's gonna raise up from the dead, I better get ready cuz if I don't I'll be seeing red and then I'm gonna burn in hell.
Satan told me that that's not the case he's gonna kick his ass, then he's gonna give everyone in the world a bag of grass after that it will be like when T Rex says, life's a gas, everything will be real swell. (everything will be real swell)
Chorus 2 repeat......
Post Chorus:
Satan's a man he's just a normal guy, Satan's a man you shouldn't make him cry.
Bridge: Satan, I know your down there, and I've been thinking about you a lot.
Me and all the guys in Size 14 were gonna give you a great big hug!
Chorus repeat with gang vocals.... END
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