"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.
Some people say veganism is gay
You know what?
Those people are correct
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm not murdering animals
I'm smiling, 'cause I don't have death in my stomach
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm not murdering animals
I'm smiling, 'cause my tummy is not a graveyard
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm living with integrity
I'm being kind to my fellow earthlings
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm living my values
I'm making compassionate choices every day
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm following my compass
That's right, I have a moral compass, and I'm following it
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm practicing the Golden Rule
I wouldn't like for someone to eat me, so I'm not eating anybody else
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm healthy
My arteries aren't clogged up with cholesterol
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm full of energy
I eat plants, then I dance
I eat plants, then I dance
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I love what I eat
Fruits, veggies, beans, grains, nuts, and seeds satisfy my nutritional needs
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I've got a mission in life:
Help make the world a vegan paradise
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
You know what?
Those people are correct
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm not murdering animals
I'm smiling, 'cause I don't have death in my stomach
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm not murdering animals
I'm smiling, 'cause my tummy is not a graveyard
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm living with integrity
I'm being kind to my fellow earthlings
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm living my values
I'm making compassionate choices every day
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm following my compass
That's right, I have a moral compass, and I'm following it
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm practicing the Golden Rule
I wouldn't like for someone to eat me, so I'm not eating anybody else
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm healthy
My arteries aren't clogged up with cholesterol
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I'm full of energy
I eat plants, then I dance
I eat plants, then I dance
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I love what I eat
Fruits, veggies, beans, grains, nuts, and seeds satisfy my nutritional needs
Veganism IS gay
The happy kind of "gay"
I'm happy, 'cause I've got a mission in life:
Help make the world a vegan paradise
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you will be smiling too
Everyone all around the planet
Spread the good word: Veganism is gay
Go vegan and you won't have corpses in your poo
Lyrics submitted by Eamon
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