"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.
Called me up again late last night
Said you and your boyfriend had got in a fight
Saw him with another girl today
He was never good to you anyway
You know your friends always hated him so
Should have left his ass long ago
You know I'll try to make it better
I just want you to know, that's going to be alright
And I just want you to know, it's okay if you stay for the night
And I just want you to know, that I want to make love to you
And I just want you to know, girl I'm going to get with you
From the very first time we kissed
You're talking about relationships
Well you know that I want more
But it's just never felt right before
And all those girls that I've abused
You know they walked away feeling used
But it's about time that I quit
'cause you're to good for it.
I just want you to know, that's going to be alright
And I just want you to know, it's okay if you stay for the night
And I just want you to know, that I want to make love to you
And I just want you to know, girl I'm going to get with you
Said you and your boyfriend had got in a fight
Saw him with another girl today
He was never good to you anyway
You know your friends always hated him so
Should have left his ass long ago
You know I'll try to make it better
I just want you to know, that's going to be alright
And I just want you to know, it's okay if you stay for the night
And I just want you to know, that I want to make love to you
And I just want you to know, girl I'm going to get with you
From the very first time we kissed
You're talking about relationships
Well you know that I want more
But it's just never felt right before
And all those girls that I've abused
You know they walked away feeling used
But it's about time that I quit
'cause you're to good for it.
I just want you to know, that's going to be alright
And I just want you to know, it's okay if you stay for the night
And I just want you to know, that I want to make love to you
And I just want you to know, girl I'm going to get with you
Lyrics submitted by Ken Braley
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