"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'm thinkin' maybe I should thank you
Oh baby, I should buy you another round
'Cause you care, and I swear that I'm here, but I'm there
It's gettin' harder to hunt me down
Get away to a place with a lake, such a great view
Leave the bank, couple hundred thou'
I made it, but hate once I build it I break it down
Might just break me down
And all I ever needed was somebody
With some reason who can keep me sane
Ever since I can remember
I been keeping it together but I'm feeling strange
Get away when it ain't really safe
And it don't seem right
But what's new? You get used to the bullshit
The screws, they go missing
It's likely they might be, but
You remind me
Shit, I need to stay in line
You damn-well are a great design
You despite bein' an only child
Say you need more of a family 'round
Let's turn these jeans into hand me downs
Down, down
Down, down, down
Down, down
Down, down, down
Yeah, well I'm just being honest, my conscience ain't doing bad
Because I try to minus the problems that I attract
And half the, time the wheels that's in the back of my mind
Just keep on turning 'til the tires flat and burn until the fire crack
I do not lie, though facts may seem a little far-fetched
That's only 'cause I may be make-believe and full of darkness
When I'm stuck between a rock and hard place
Walk and drop in change inside your empty guitar case
That's charity, um
I move carelessly, that's why I'm always trippin'
I guess it's like electrolytes, you help me go the distance
Not too efficient, but the way it's always been
Until the day we have to meet again
Get away when it ain't really safe
And it don't seem right
But what's new? You get used to the bullshit
The screws, they go missing
It's likely they might be, but
You remind me
Shit, I need to stay in line
You damn-well are a great design
You despite bein' an only child
Say you need more of a family 'round
Let's turn these jeans into hand me downs
Down, down
Down, down, down
Down, down
Down, down, down
Oh baby, I should buy you another round
'Cause you care, and I swear that I'm here, but I'm there
It's gettin' harder to hunt me down
Get away to a place with a lake, such a great view
Leave the bank, couple hundred thou'
I made it, but hate once I build it I break it down
Might just break me down
And all I ever needed was somebody
With some reason who can keep me sane
Ever since I can remember
I been keeping it together but I'm feeling strange
Get away when it ain't really safe
And it don't seem right
But what's new? You get used to the bullshit
The screws, they go missing
It's likely they might be, but
You remind me
Shit, I need to stay in line
You damn-well are a great design
You despite bein' an only child
Say you need more of a family 'round
Let's turn these jeans into hand me downs
Down, down
Down, down, down
Down, down
Down, down, down
Yeah, well I'm just being honest, my conscience ain't doing bad
Because I try to minus the problems that I attract
And half the, time the wheels that's in the back of my mind
Just keep on turning 'til the tires flat and burn until the fire crack
I do not lie, though facts may seem a little far-fetched
That's only 'cause I may be make-believe and full of darkness
When I'm stuck between a rock and hard place
Walk and drop in change inside your empty guitar case
That's charity, um
I move carelessly, that's why I'm always trippin'
I guess it's like electrolytes, you help me go the distance
Not too efficient, but the way it's always been
Until the day we have to meet again
Get away when it ain't really safe
And it don't seem right
But what's new? You get used to the bullshit
The screws, they go missing
It's likely they might be, but
You remind me
Shit, I need to stay in line
You damn-well are a great design
You despite bein' an only child
Say you need more of a family 'round
Let's turn these jeans into hand me downs
Down, down
Down, down, down
Down, down
Down, down, down
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Hand Me Downs Lyrics as written by Garrett Stevenson Baro Sarka
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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