"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 see you everyday, you walk the same way
Weekender
You go to work, Friday is payday
Weekender
Give it up, give your wife up
Weekender
(Chorus)
Weekender weekender
Go out, have a good time
Weekender weekender
Go out have a good, good good, good time
What you say weekender, we can work it out
Well work it all out
Dont you hate, hate what you are
Ill give it up, Ill give it to you, you
Come on weekender, well go out,
Well have a good, the best times
(chorus)
Right weekender, hows about we work it out
Weekender we could have such a good time
Show you, help you, a better way, a better day
A better way
A better life weekender
Right, weekender were going out
You wash, blow dry your hair
New shoes, new suit
Oh, I say you look so super
Weekender youre looking good
(chorus)
Dont you hate, dont you hate what you are
Weekender
Dont you hate what you are I ask, I ask you
Weekender
Look around, dont you feel a clown
Weekender, fuck off
Fuck off and die Im hating you
I hate you goodbye
Im slipping, weekender weekender
Slipping down down
Weekender weekender
Go out have a good time the best time
Go away away away away sit back
Let it flow
Just like a little (have a good time)
Have a good time, have a good good time
No work just party party!
You got a new skirt, you got a new suit
Saved your life for a two day flirt boy
You pay the price coz Monday sure does hurt
Tell at work your weekend tale
Still need the pleasure of dirty sale
Mondays back what can you do?
(chorus)
Been away. Been away. Youve seen a lot wow, wow
Weekender whatever you do - just make sure what
ya doing makes you happy
Weekender
You go to work, Friday is payday
Weekender
Give it up, give your wife up
Weekender
(Chorus)
Weekender weekender
Go out, have a good time
Weekender weekender
Go out have a good, good good, good time
What you say weekender, we can work it out
Well work it all out
Dont you hate, hate what you are
Ill give it up, Ill give it to you, you
Come on weekender, well go out,
Well have a good, the best times
(chorus)
Right weekender, hows about we work it out
Weekender we could have such a good time
Show you, help you, a better way, a better day
A better way
A better life weekender
Right, weekender were going out
You wash, blow dry your hair
New shoes, new suit
Oh, I say you look so super
Weekender youre looking good
(chorus)
Dont you hate, dont you hate what you are
Weekender
Dont you hate what you are I ask, I ask you
Weekender
Look around, dont you feel a clown
Weekender, fuck off
Fuck off and die Im hating you
I hate you goodbye
Im slipping, weekender weekender
Slipping down down
Weekender weekender
Go out have a good time the best time
Go away away away away sit back
Let it flow
Just like a little (have a good time)
Have a good time, have a good good time
No work just party party!
You got a new skirt, you got a new suit
Saved your life for a two day flirt boy
You pay the price coz Monday sure does hurt
Tell at work your weekend tale
Still need the pleasure of dirty sale
Mondays back what can you do?
(chorus)
Been away. Been away. Youve seen a lot wow, wow
Weekender whatever you do - just make sure what
ya doing makes you happy
Lyrics submitted by chamacuti
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