"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.
Don't know if I want you here tonight
Hoping that I'll see the morning light
Scared to learn to love someone that's new
Even if I think it could be true
You've made my mind seem to spin
You've made my world turn within
I somehow feel alive
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I really think I need you here tonight
Help me see the darkness turn to light
Every day the world would disappear
Till one o'clock when this dreams end drew near
If losing you is losing me
Without you near just what will be?
Tell me that I'm crazy?
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
Sometimes I think
I'd rather stay here with you
Can I feel your heartbeat?
Sometimes I think
I'd rather stay here with you
Can I feel your heartbeat?
Don't know if I want you here tonight
Hoping that I'll see the morning light
Scared to learn to love someone that's new
Even if I think it could be true
You've made my mind seem to spin
You've made my world turn within
I somehow feel alive
I really think I need you here tonight
Help me see the darkness turn to light
Every day the world would disappear
Till one o'clock when this dreams end drew near
If losing you is losing me
Without you near just what will be?
Tell me that I'm crazy?
You and me.
Hoping that I'll see the morning light
Scared to learn to love someone that's new
Even if I think it could be true
You've made my mind seem to spin
You've made my world turn within
I somehow feel alive
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I really think I need you here tonight
Help me see the darkness turn to light
Every day the world would disappear
Till one o'clock when this dreams end drew near
If losing you is losing me
Without you near just what will be?
Tell me that I'm crazy?
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
I wanna believe in love
Now the door is closing
The scariest thing to me is that I think I hold the key
Sometimes I think
I'd rather stay here with you
Can I feel your heartbeat?
Sometimes I think
I'd rather stay here with you
Can I feel your heartbeat?
Don't know if I want you here tonight
Hoping that I'll see the morning light
Scared to learn to love someone that's new
Even if I think it could be true
You've made my mind seem to spin
You've made my world turn within
I somehow feel alive
I really think I need you here tonight
Help me see the darkness turn to light
Every day the world would disappear
Till one o'clock when this dreams end drew near
If losing you is losing me
Without you near just what will be?
Tell me that I'm crazy?
You and me.
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true it up, i agree with both of u