"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.
Too many people can't control reality of addiction,
runnin' all up hill,
carryin' a heavy load,
a life of excess,
abusin' every way,
your tattered health,
price tag you have to pay,
ambition falls apart,
your health will do the same
Achievement falls by the wayside,
an addict,
family's shame
This world is ugly,
a preachieved mistake,
when you have passed out drunk,
usin' around your kids,
won't give up your smoke,
it's too hard to break,
don't you find some courage for your families sake,
she did not marry you to be your punchin' bag
I'm sorry son but I was drunk,
why should I forgive you man?
Enough misery and hardship in this life,
why make more problems,
don't you have enough
cause moderation is,
it's the key to life but there's many things you should not even try,
well, there's no such thing,
controllin' heroin,
it will suck you back to pain and hell again,
stole from your mom,
you lost all your friends,
your weakness left no opportunity,
so if you fall again get your self back up,
just never give in and never give up,
if you fall again get your self back up,
never give in, never ever give up
So now you cleaned up,
you live day to day,
your tattered health,
price tag you have to pay,
stole from your mom,
you lost all your friends,
your weakness left no opportunity,
how can you be so weak,
let afflictions win the fight
Addictive personalities be on guard the rest your life
runnin' all up hill,
carryin' a heavy load,
a life of excess,
abusin' every way,
your tattered health,
price tag you have to pay,
ambition falls apart,
your health will do the same
Achievement falls by the wayside,
an addict,
family's shame
This world is ugly,
a preachieved mistake,
when you have passed out drunk,
usin' around your kids,
won't give up your smoke,
it's too hard to break,
don't you find some courage for your families sake,
she did not marry you to be your punchin' bag
I'm sorry son but I was drunk,
why should I forgive you man?
Enough misery and hardship in this life,
why make more problems,
don't you have enough
cause moderation is,
it's the key to life but there's many things you should not even try,
well, there's no such thing,
controllin' heroin,
it will suck you back to pain and hell again,
stole from your mom,
you lost all your friends,
your weakness left no opportunity,
so if you fall again get your self back up,
just never give in and never give up,
if you fall again get your self back up,
never give in, never ever give up
So now you cleaned up,
you live day to day,
your tattered health,
price tag you have to pay,
stole from your mom,
you lost all your friends,
your weakness left no opportunity,
how can you be so weak,
let afflictions win the fight
Addictive personalities be on guard the rest your life
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