"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.
Red light
Demo take one
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it, mhm
Make your mind up fast
If you want it
Anytime I can give it
But you better hurry
'Cause it may not last
Did I hear you say
That there must be a catch?
Will you walk away
From a fool and his money?
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it
But you better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it, mhm
Make your mind up fast
If you want it
Anytime I can give it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it may not last
Did I hear you say
That there must be a catch?
Will you walk away
From a fool and his money?
Sonny, if you want it
Here it is
Come and get it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
(Fool and his money)
Sonny, if you want it
Here it is
Come and get it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
Okay give it us on headphones and I'll track it (alright)
Demo take one
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it, mhm
Make your mind up fast
If you want it
Anytime I can give it
But you better hurry
'Cause it may not last
Did I hear you say
That there must be a catch?
Will you walk away
From a fool and his money?
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it
But you better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
If you want it, here it is
Come and get it, mhm
Make your mind up fast
If you want it
Anytime I can give it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it may not last
Did I hear you say
That there must be a catch?
Will you walk away
From a fool and his money?
Sonny, if you want it
Here it is
Come and get it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
(Fool and his money)
Sonny, if you want it
Here it is
Come and get it
But you'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
You'd better hurry
'Cause it's going fast
Okay give it us on headphones and I'll track it (alright)
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