"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.
Say what you want about it
It just isn't true
Just concerning me and you
Is it any wonder anyway
With nothing else to do
If you see it any other way
First you can go
Later you can fake it so
Why make it any harder?
Just tell them everything you know
Is it wise to
Make amends?
No surprise you're
Among friends
Say goodbye
And find a place you'll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don't disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
Why does everyone ignore it
It won't go away
It'll get you through the day
Doesn’t anybody know by now
There's never anything to say
Is it wise to make amends?
No surprise you’re
Among friends
So say goodbye and find a place you'll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don't disappoint us all and
Weep for old times
Save the cry
You'll need it in a week
And every holiday retreat
Don't disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
I'm looking down the tunnel
But I can't see the light
Say goodbye and find a place you’ll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don’t disappoint us all and
Weep for old times
Save a cry
You’ll need it in a week
And every holiday retreat
Don’t disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
Cheat away your time
Cheat away your time
It just isn't true
Just concerning me and you
Is it any wonder anyway
With nothing else to do
If you see it any other way
First you can go
Later you can fake it so
Why make it any harder?
Just tell them everything you know
Is it wise to
Make amends?
No surprise you're
Among friends
Say goodbye
And find a place you'll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don't disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
Why does everyone ignore it
It won't go away
It'll get you through the day
Doesn’t anybody know by now
There's never anything to say
Is it wise to make amends?
No surprise you’re
Among friends
So say goodbye and find a place you'll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don't disappoint us all and
Weep for old times
Save the cry
You'll need it in a week
And every holiday retreat
Don't disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
I'm looking down the tunnel
But I can't see the light
Say goodbye and find a place you’ll keep
Hidden somewhere cold and deep
Don’t disappoint us all and
Weep for old times
Save a cry
You’ll need it in a week
And every holiday retreat
Don’t disappoint us all and
Cheat away your time
Cheat away your time
Cheat away your time
Lyrics submitted by 66exeter
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