"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.
Closer (closer)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
That merry-go-round (merry-go-round, merry-go-round)
We can't wait for that show to start
That fire, that feeling, your heartbeat
We have what others can't tear apart, taking over
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can get in my way
And love is a river and river is ocean
Take of your pleasure and all that you cry for
I go to the wall for the night of my life
I play every game that you play
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Closer (closer)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
And baby, no one would go that far
To close all those doors behind us
And to the top of the world we climb, taking over
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can get in my way
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Calling love
(Calling love)
Take me to the love
(Calling love)
Take me to the morning
(Calling love)
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can stand in my way
And love has a color and colors are many
Blue is for lonely and red is for danger
I go to the wall for the night of my life
I play every game that you play
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Calling love
(Calling love)
Take me to the love
(Calling love)
Ain't no early warning
(Calling love)
Tell me what I do for you
(Calling love)
Calling love
(Calling love)
Get me to the love
(Calling love)
Tell me that you want it
(Calling love)
Tell me what I do for you
You're closer (closer)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
That merry-go-round (merry-go-round, merry-go-round)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
That merry-go-round (merry-go-round, merry-go-round)
We can't wait for that show to start
That fire, that feeling, your heartbeat
We have what others can't tear apart, taking over
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can get in my way
And love is a river and river is ocean
Take of your pleasure and all that you cry for
I go to the wall for the night of my life
I play every game that you play
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Closer (closer)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
And baby, no one would go that far
To close all those doors behind us
And to the top of the world we climb, taking over
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can get in my way
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Calling love
(Calling love)
Take me to the love
(Calling love)
Take me to the morning
(Calling love)
I fight to the end for the night of my life
And nothing can stand in my way
And love has a color and colors are many
Blue is for lonely and red is for danger
I go to the wall for the night of my life
I play every game that you play
I shout out my struggles and send out a message to you
No early warning, I'm under the radar
Calling love
(Calling love)
Take me to the love
(Calling love)
Ain't no early warning
(Calling love)
Tell me what I do for you
(Calling love)
Calling love
(Calling love)
Get me to the love
(Calling love)
Tell me that you want it
(Calling love)
Tell me what I do for you
You're closer (closer)
Sight and the sound (sight and the sound, sight and the sound)
Roller coaster (coaster)
That merry-go-round (merry-go-round, merry-go-round)
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