"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.
Tendi with the good hands, stutters when she's speaking
Johnny drives a big rig, Johnny's not sleeping
Sweet Geraldine turned 80 in the spring
But her nerves won't quit, she worries about everything
Sarah's on a work trip, crying at her hotel
Jessie's doing back flips, Molly's doing so well
Joey's got a new girl, Emily moved away
And the world's on fire the whole time we're trying to put out the flame
Life, it gets louder now
Can't stop it
Won't slow down
Lost in this
All I can do
Is keep my eyes on you
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you, I
I keep my eyes on you
Tommy took a free fall, didn't pull the ripcord
Gathered at the funeral, everybody looked bored
Amanda had a baby, Katie she lost a few
And when the smoke gets thick, I can't help it, but hear tick-tick boom
Life, it gets louder now
Can't stop it
Won't slow down
Lost in this
All I can do
Is keep my eyes on you
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
I
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
Johnny drives a big rig, Johnny's not sleeping
Sweet Geraldine turned 80 in the spring
But her nerves won't quit, she worries about everything
Sarah's on a work trip, crying at her hotel
Jessie's doing back flips, Molly's doing so well
Joey's got a new girl, Emily moved away
And the world's on fire the whole time we're trying to put out the flame
Life, it gets louder now
Can't stop it
Won't slow down
Lost in this
All I can do
Is keep my eyes on you
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you, I
I keep my eyes on you
Tommy took a free fall, didn't pull the ripcord
Gathered at the funeral, everybody looked bored
Amanda had a baby, Katie she lost a few
And when the smoke gets thick, I can't help it, but hear tick-tick boom
Life, it gets louder now
Can't stop it
Won't slow down
Lost in this
All I can do
Is keep my eyes on you
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
I
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
(I keep my eyes on the horizon)
I know the world turns around
I know the lights are gonna go out
But until they do
I've got nothing to lose
I've got nothing to lose
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
I keep my eyes on you
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Eyes On You Lyrics as written by Sara Bareilles
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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