"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.
Changes of clothes and summer showers
Like changing the guard it only lasts for hours,
Wondering what and where did it go
Crying over nothing worth crying for
Once in a while, I still think about,
The smile on your face girl, the first time around,
I'm wondering what and who your doing it with
Crying over nothing, worth crying for, still
Just now and then, I still get it,
That same old feeling, I can't forget it
Wondering why and where did I go
Trying not to let them get to me so
Once in a while I just can't help it
It's that same old feeling and how I regret it,
Wondering why, I miss you so,
Crying over nothing worth it all
Baby please, if there's a chance,
Let's throw out the past and get something back,
I'm wondering why, did we part at all
Crying over nothing worth crying for,
Crying over nothing worth crying for,
Crying over nothing worth crying for.
Like changing the guard it only lasts for hours,
Wondering what and where did it go
Crying over nothing worth crying for
Once in a while, I still think about,
The smile on your face girl, the first time around,
I'm wondering what and who your doing it with
Crying over nothing, worth crying for, still
Just now and then, I still get it,
That same old feeling, I can't forget it
Wondering why and where did I go
Trying not to let them get to me so
Once in a while I just can't help it
It's that same old feeling and how I regret it,
Wondering why, I miss you so,
Crying over nothing worth it all
Baby please, if there's a chance,
Let's throw out the past and get something back,
I'm wondering why, did we part at all
Crying over nothing worth crying for,
Crying over nothing worth crying for,
Crying over nothing worth crying for.
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Excellent excellent excellent song. The meaning is pretty obvious. A relationship went wrong, and both parties are wondering what they're crying for and what exactly happened. I love it when Paul sings "I'm wondering why - did we part at all"... so much soul!
Couldnt agree more. So much regret in the lyrics, losing someone who meant so much, his first love, and probably over some silly misunderstanding. We would all love to be in that situation, starting anew.
I just cried listening to the song while reading these lyrics. The so much pain and regret in this lyrics. From both of them. A beautiful song.