"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.
i've been goin' out with a girl
her name is julie
but last night she said to me, when
we were wacthing telly
this is what she said
she said listin john i love you
but there this bloke i fancy
i dont want to two time you so its the end for you and me
whoose this bloke i asked her
gordon she replied
not that not that puff i said dismay
yes but he's no puff she cried
hes more of a man than you'll ever be
i was so upset that i cried all the way to the chipshop
when i came out there was gordon standing at the bus stop
and guess who was with him yer julie
and they were both laughing at me
she is cruel heartless, to pack me for gordon
just because hes better looking than me
just because he is cool and trendy
but i no he's a morron
gordon is a morron
gordon is a morron gordon is a morron
ere we go 2 3 4
oh shes a slag and hes a creep
shes a tart hes very cheap
she is a slut he thinks hes tough
shes a bitch he is a puff
yeah yeah its not fair x2
im so upset
im so upset im so upset yeah yeah
i orta smash hes face in
yeah but hes bigger than me int he
i no, ill get my mate gary to hit him
he'd flattin him
yeah but garys a mate of gordon int he
oh well. i dont care
i dont care x2
coz shes a slag and hes a creep
shes a tart and hes very cheap
her name is julie
but last night she said to me, when
we were wacthing telly
this is what she said
she said listin john i love you
but there this bloke i fancy
i dont want to two time you so its the end for you and me
whoose this bloke i asked her
gordon she replied
not that not that puff i said dismay
yes but he's no puff she cried
hes more of a man than you'll ever be
i was so upset that i cried all the way to the chipshop
when i came out there was gordon standing at the bus stop
and guess who was with him yer julie
and they were both laughing at me
she is cruel heartless, to pack me for gordon
just because hes better looking than me
just because he is cool and trendy
but i no he's a morron
gordon is a morron
gordon is a morron gordon is a morron
ere we go 2 3 4
oh shes a slag and hes a creep
shes a tart hes very cheap
she is a slut he thinks hes tough
shes a bitch he is a puff
yeah yeah its not fair x2
im so upset
im so upset im so upset yeah yeah
i orta smash hes face in
yeah but hes bigger than me int he
i no, ill get my mate gary to hit him
he'd flattin him
yeah but garys a mate of gordon int he
oh well. i dont care
i dont care x2
coz shes a slag and hes a creep
shes a tart and hes very cheap
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I've being going out with a girl Her name is Julie But last night she said to me While we were watching telly
This is what she said………
She said "Listen John I love you But there's this bloke I fancy I don't want to two time you So it's the end for you and me
"Who's this bloke?" I asked her "Gordon" she replied "Not that poof!" I said dismayed "yes, but he's no poof" she cried "He's more of a man than you'll ever be"
Here we go --
I was so upset that I cried All the way to the chip shop When I came out there was Gordon Standing at the bus stop
And guess who was with him? Yeah Julie And they were both laughing at me
Oh she's cruel and heartless To pack me for Gordon Just because he's better looking than me Just because he's cool and trendy
But I know he's a moron Gordon is a moron Gordon is a moron Gordon is a moron
Here we go -- 2-3-4
Oh! She's a slag And he's a creep She's a tart He's very cheap She is a slut He thinks he's tough She's a bitch He is a poof
Yeah yeah - it's not fair Yeah yeah - it's not fair
I'm so upset I'm so upset I'm so upset
I ought to smash his face in Yeah - but he's bigger than me - ain't he I know I'll get my mate paddy to hit him He'd flatten him Yeah but Paddy's a mate of Gordon ain't he Ah well - I don't care Oh I don't care