"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.
You're miles away...
I'm not messing about, I've got a mile of self doubt
Yeah, you're not even close yet,
Because you're miles away
Another day in bed, sorting out your head
You don't know what you're thinking about
You're not right all of the time
Its funny when you're wrong
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
You're the robot voice, and the people's choice
Yeah, you blink and it goes wrong
Because you're miles away
You're not even warm, human after all
You don't know what you're talking about
You're not right all of the time
Its funny when you're wrong
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over, oh!
I'm too skint to pay my debtors
Uh-oh un-opened letters
Feels like a siege I'm under
How did you get my number?
Oh oh, it's for the better
Than on the never ever
I'll get back and back and back
And back and back and back, around we go
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
Miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
You're not right all of the time
It's funny when you're wrong
(Repeat)
I'm not messing about, I've got a mile of self doubt
Yeah, you're not even close yet,
Because you're miles away
Another day in bed, sorting out your head
You don't know what you're thinking about
You're not right all of the time
Its funny when you're wrong
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
You're the robot voice, and the people's choice
Yeah, you blink and it goes wrong
Because you're miles away
You're not even warm, human after all
You don't know what you're talking about
You're not right all of the time
Its funny when you're wrong
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over, oh!
I'm too skint to pay my debtors
Uh-oh un-opened letters
Feels like a siege I'm under
How did you get my number?
Oh oh, it's for the better
Than on the never ever
I'll get back and back and back
And back and back and back, around we go
You're miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
Miles away, no one can stop me
So far, it's funny when you're falling over
You're not right all of the time
It's funny when you're wrong
(Repeat)
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
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