"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.
Calling all kids, calling all kids
Entering binocular mode
Calling all kids, calling all kids
Grownups are crazy, crazy, crazy
I just got out of the seat
Where the roller coaster comes to a stop
Now I'm on the metal
While the roller coaster comes to a stop
The steps of steel
I'm going, going out to the field
The sea of grass
Rocking dead eye, kiss me at last
I will wait, wait for the sun, fun, fun
Come and kiss me
The sea of grass rockin' dead eye, kiss me at last
I feel like I'm in love with half the world at first sight
I feel alright, I got a rocket, rocket on sight
Calling all kids, calling all kids
Grownups are crazy
I want to stand I want to stand
I woke up while being kissed
While being in the maze of feeling and touch
I can see the cars
I will wait, wait for the sun to come and kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find,
the sun don't know, it's gonna kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find,
the sun don't know, it's gonna kiss me
The steps of steel, I'm going
Going out onto the field
For me its right, in love with half the world at first sight
I feel alright
I got a rocket on sight
I will wait, wait for the sun to come and kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find
The sun don't know
Come and kiss me
Calling all kids, calling all kids
I will wait for the sun
Say it, say it, the sun is smiling again
Calling all kids, calling all kids, entering binocular mode
Grownups are crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Entering binocular mode
Calling all kids, calling all kids
Grownups are crazy, crazy, crazy
I just got out of the seat
Where the roller coaster comes to a stop
Now I'm on the metal
While the roller coaster comes to a stop
The steps of steel
I'm going, going out to the field
The sea of grass
Rocking dead eye, kiss me at last
I will wait, wait for the sun, fun, fun
Come and kiss me
The sea of grass rockin' dead eye, kiss me at last
I feel like I'm in love with half the world at first sight
I feel alright, I got a rocket, rocket on sight
Calling all kids, calling all kids
Grownups are crazy
I want to stand I want to stand
I woke up while being kissed
While being in the maze of feeling and touch
I can see the cars
I will wait, wait for the sun to come and kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find,
the sun don't know, it's gonna kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find,
the sun don't know, it's gonna kiss me
The steps of steel, I'm going
Going out onto the field
For me its right, in love with half the world at first sight
I feel alright
I got a rocket on sight
I will wait, wait for the sun to come and kiss me
I will wait, wait for the sun, the sun to find
The sun don't know
Come and kiss me
Calling all kids, calling all kids
I will wait for the sun
Say it, say it, the sun is smiling again
Calling all kids, calling all kids, entering binocular mode
Grownups are crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Lyrics submitted by gabbagabbaheygirl
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