"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 had a feeling this would happen
When I heard she broke up with you
So, I don't know why you're acting
Like you're calling out of the blue
Say you wanna talk, but I don't wanna listen
'Cause I know you're lying
So, if you're driving around, on my side of town
Baby, just keep driving
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
When you broke my heart,
It broke my heart how fast you moved on
And baby, I don't doubt you're missing me now
But it's only 'cause she's gone
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
Can't believe you had the nerve to call me after all this time
Now you made your bed, what makes you think that you can sleep in mine?
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
Here,
You can't get over her over here
Uh-huh
You can't get over her over here
When I heard she broke up with you
So, I don't know why you're acting
Like you're calling out of the blue
Say you wanna talk, but I don't wanna listen
'Cause I know you're lying
So, if you're driving around, on my side of town
Baby, just keep driving
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
When you broke my heart,
It broke my heart how fast you moved on
And baby, I don't doubt you're missing me now
But it's only 'cause she's gone
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
Can't believe you had the nerve to call me after all this time
Now you made your bed, what makes you think that you can sleep in mine?
Did you call me 'cause she told you she don't love you anymore?
Didn't anybody tell you, baby, that's what whiskey's for?
Only thing you should be holding tonight
Is a drink at a bar and a Marlboro Light
You can dry your own damn tears
Go get over her,
But you can't get over her over here
Here,
You can't get over her over here
Uh-huh
You can't get over her over here
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96
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