"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.
Remeber last night at that party at your house?
Somethin went down after you passed out on the couch.
I can't recall, specific times, events or even the place
But all in all, your mom fell in love with my face
And when i woke up i was in her bed all a alone
After all we drank how was i suppossed to have known?
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Hey im not to blame shes the one who came onto me
After i look back i thinks it really funny
that your little brothers first words ever were to me
And ill never forget the look on his face when he called me daddy
Now whats gonna happen since im a part of the family
can you understand that im your dad try to find a way to see
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Hey dude can you get your stalker mom off my back?
I never knew i was THAT good in the sack
that weekend in vegas we got married without even thinking
you should tell your mom to lay off the heavy drinking
cause we never had a prenump
and now shes gonna have to see
im getting half of all her stuff
not to mention, joint custody!
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Somethin went down after you passed out on the couch.
I can't recall, specific times, events or even the place
But all in all, your mom fell in love with my face
And when i woke up i was in her bed all a alone
After all we drank how was i suppossed to have known?
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Hey im not to blame shes the one who came onto me
After i look back i thinks it really funny
that your little brothers first words ever were to me
And ill never forget the look on his face when he called me daddy
Now whats gonna happen since im a part of the family
can you understand that im your dad try to find a way to see
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Hey dude can you get your stalker mom off my back?
I never knew i was THAT good in the sack
that weekend in vegas we got married without even thinking
you should tell your mom to lay off the heavy drinking
cause we never had a prenump
and now shes gonna have to see
im getting half of all her stuff
not to mention, joint custody!
Your mom
Wanted me bad
Does this make me
Your step-dad
so sonny boy
have you done your chores
just get outta the house
cause i'm gonna score, with your mom
Lyrics submitted by ORANGE-tommorrow
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very good song buddy, and im sure bob's mom is happy now that she's famous from this song...keep up the good work and go Ataris!