"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.
Catch the next jet
No time to reflect
We never fit
Are you happy now?
No excuses
Quit bellyachin'
Love is medicine
For this life
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Out of control
We're out of control
We're gonna hit the wall
Hold me closer now
No excuses
Quit bellyachin'
Love is medicine
For this life
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'll never change
Better worse or the same
Better worse or the same
Can you still love me?
Love me no different?
Love me not all?
Better worse for the same
Better worse for the same
Can you still love me?
Love me no different?
Or love me when
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
I wake up late(i wake up late)
Blame you for fate(blame you)
I want you here(i want you here)
Vexed and glorious as ever
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Oh, oh, oh(tra la la la la, la la la)
Oh, oh, oh
No time to reflect
We never fit
Are you happy now?
No excuses
Quit bellyachin'
Love is medicine
For this life
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Out of control
We're out of control
We're gonna hit the wall
Hold me closer now
No excuses
Quit bellyachin'
Love is medicine
For this life
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
I'll never change
Better worse or the same
Better worse or the same
Can you still love me?
Love me no different?
Love me not all?
Better worse for the same
Better worse for the same
Can you still love me?
Love me no different?
Or love me when
I wake up late
Blame you for fate
Vexed and glorious as ever
I want you here
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
I wake up late(i wake up late)
Blame you for fate(blame you)
I want you here(i want you here)
Vexed and glorious as ever
Blame you, my dear
Vexed and glorious as ever
Oh, oh, oh(tra la la la la, la la la)
Oh, oh, oh
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