"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.
Wedding
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding
Wedding
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding
The spiders think you're very cute
But goodness knows you need a suit
But have no fears we're quite adept
We'll have you looking lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely yet
A little stitch
A little tuck
Some tender loving care
A little thread will fix you up
And we've got plenty as you see
And absolutely we guarantee
Your quality will pass
A little here will fix the mess
We're going to do our very best
When everybody sees you they will all be quite impressed
They will all be quite impressed
Wedding
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding cake is no mistake
It must be quite sublime
We're missing something
Throw some dust
I wish I had more time
Perhaps there's something I can do
These bones might help a bit
Oh my nose
Sorry
Wait a minute, that's it
Voila
Well all that
A little this
A perfect cake is hard to miss
A WEDDING
A WEDDING
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WEDDING
Huzzah
Huzzah
We're going to have a wedding (Hooray)
A wedding (Hooray)
Let's all get out and cheer cause
The bride is getting married today
Hooray
One thing you can surely say
Is we will stand beside
And till the end we will defend
Our one and only bride
A bride to be
A bride to be
Our lovely little bride
Huzzah (Hooray)
Huzzah (Hooray)
Our bride is getting married today
(oh there she is)
(here she comes)
Oh Ah Oo
Oh Ah Oo
Our bride is here
She's waited for this day for many a year
For this day for this day
Our hopes and our pride
The bride is here
Here comes the bride
Ahh
Ahh
Here comes the bride
Here comes the bride
For this day for this day
Will last forever
And all of her friends have worked together
To make it the perfect day she's always dreamed
Our hopes and our pride
Our bride
Our lovely bride
We're going to have a party
Like nobody's ever seen
The living in the land above
Will not know where they've been
The land above
The party of
The bride
Here comes the bride
The glorious day of days
Up to the land of the living
To celebrate
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding
Wedding
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding
The spiders think you're very cute
But goodness knows you need a suit
But have no fears we're quite adept
We'll have you looking lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely yet
A little stitch
A little tuck
Some tender loving care
A little thread will fix you up
And we've got plenty as you see
And absolutely we guarantee
Your quality will pass
A little here will fix the mess
We're going to do our very best
When everybody sees you they will all be quite impressed
They will all be quite impressed
Wedding
A wedding
We're going to have a wedding
A wedding cake is no mistake
It must be quite sublime
We're missing something
Throw some dust
I wish I had more time
Perhaps there's something I can do
These bones might help a bit
Oh my nose
Sorry
Wait a minute, that's it
Voila
Well all that
A little this
A perfect cake is hard to miss
A WEDDING
A WEDDING
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WEDDING
Huzzah
Huzzah
We're going to have a wedding (Hooray)
A wedding (Hooray)
Let's all get out and cheer cause
The bride is getting married today
Hooray
One thing you can surely say
Is we will stand beside
And till the end we will defend
Our one and only bride
A bride to be
A bride to be
Our lovely little bride
Huzzah (Hooray)
Huzzah (Hooray)
Our bride is getting married today
(oh there she is)
(here she comes)
Oh Ah Oo
Oh Ah Oo
Our bride is here
She's waited for this day for many a year
For this day for this day
Our hopes and our pride
The bride is here
Here comes the bride
Ahh
Ahh
Here comes the bride
Here comes the bride
For this day for this day
Will last forever
And all of her friends have worked together
To make it the perfect day she's always dreamed
Our hopes and our pride
Our bride
Our lovely bride
We're going to have a party
Like nobody's ever seen
The living in the land above
Will not know where they've been
The land above
The party of
The bride
Here comes the bride
The glorious day of days
Up to the land of the living
To celebrate
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
The Wedding Song Lyrics as written by Danny Elfman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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