"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.
Hey baby - where you going tonight? - And are you taking me with you? - I love you so much - I want you to know - I really love you so - I want you to be my lady forever - and ever and ever and ever - Little girl - I want you - so bad I can taste it in my food - I think your great - I really want you to know - I always want you around - I think about you every single night - when I'm sleeping on the couch - in my bed - Every time I watch TV - all I have - I got you in my head - All I think is of you - I love you - I fuckin love you, - your my Pumpkin - and I want to squeeze you - So baby - where we going out tonight? - Are you taking me to get some food? - I want you to pay for me - I've got no job - I'm so hungry for you - for you - for you - Hey baby - where we going out tonight? - Are we gonna go eat? - Everything will be alright - I love you so much I want you to know - I never really ever wanna let you go, - you're my Pumpkin for 6 weeks now - and all I want to share is a large cow, - with cheese, with you, - because I love you - Oh Pumpkin! - I want you - I want you to know, - I never really ever wanna let you go - I'll smash your head in the doorway, - If you don't pay my way - I got no money, I got no rent, - I'm just hungry for you - I'm just hungry for you - I'm so hungry for you - Hungry for you! - Hungry for you!
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