"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.
No means no lie now find out what you get - you're no good
You'll sit around and throw a fuckin' fit
We are here onto you
You're so far - you're fuckin' gone
You won't get to me till you cover me
I don't need this shit till you cover me
We are here - mother - in your fear with you
We could be perfect in your world I know
But I will come, I will come, and I will come go!
I will come, I will come, and I will come
I will come, I will come, I will come, I will come
Disappear, disappear, disappear, disappear
You won't get to me till you cover me
I don't need this shit fuckin' liar
You'll sit around and throw a fuckin' fit
We are here onto you
You're so far - you're fuckin' gone
You won't get to me till you cover me
I don't need this shit till you cover me
We are here - mother - in your fear with you
We could be perfect in your world I know
But I will come, I will come, and I will come go!
I will come, I will come, and I will come
I will come, I will come, I will come, I will come
Disappear, disappear, disappear, disappear
You won't get to me till you cover me
I don't need this shit fuckin' liar
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No means no lie now find out what you get You're no good... You'll sit around for a fuckin' fit We are here onto you You're so far - you're fuckin' gone
You won't get to me, till you cover me I don't need this shit, till you cover me
No means no lie now find out what you get It's so good... You'll sit around and throw a fuckin' fit We are here onto you Give me more - you fuckin' liar
You won't get to me, till you cover me I don't need this shit, till you cover me
We are here - Mother - in your fear with you We could be perfect in your world I know But I will come, I will come, and I will come GO!
I will come, I will come, and I will - yeahhh! I will come, I will come, I will come, I will come
Disappear, Disappear, Disappear, Disappear
You won't get to me, till you cover me I don't need this shit, you fuckin' liar!