"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.
(CHORUS)
She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise
Tastes so good make a grown man cry
Sweet cherry pie
Well swing it on the front porch
Swing it on the lawn
Swing it where we want cause there's ain't nobody home
Swing it to the left
Swing it to the right
Think about baseball swing all night, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Swing it in the living room
Swing it in the kitchen
Most folks don't cause they're too busy bitchin'
Swing it in there cause she wants me to feed here
So I mixed up the batter
And she licked the beater
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Oh yeah
She's my cherry pie
Put a smile on your face
Ten miles wide
Looks so good bring a tear to your eye
Sweet cherry pie, yeah
Swing it to the drums
Swing it to guitar
Swing it to the bass in the back of my car
Ain't got money, ain't got no gas
But we'll get where we're going
If we swing real fast
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Swing it all night long
Swing it
Hey, hey
(I'm a trained professional)
Swing it in the bathroom
Swing it on the floor
Swing it so hard, forgot to lock the door
In walk her daddy standing six foot four
Saying you ain't gonna swing with my daughter no more
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Sweet cherry pie
Swing it
She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise
Tastes so good make a grown man cry
Sweet cherry pie
Well swing it on the front porch
Swing it on the lawn
Swing it where we want cause there's ain't nobody home
Swing it to the left
Swing it to the right
Think about baseball swing all night, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Swing it in the living room
Swing it in the kitchen
Most folks don't cause they're too busy bitchin'
Swing it in there cause she wants me to feed here
So I mixed up the batter
And she licked the beater
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Oh yeah
She's my cherry pie
Put a smile on your face
Ten miles wide
Looks so good bring a tear to your eye
Sweet cherry pie, yeah
Swing it to the drums
Swing it to guitar
Swing it to the bass in the back of my car
Ain't got money, ain't got no gas
But we'll get where we're going
If we swing real fast
I scream, you scream
We all scream for her
Don't even try cause you can't ignore her
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Swing it all night long
Swing it
Hey, hey
(I'm a trained professional)
Swing it in the bathroom
Swing it on the floor
Swing it so hard, forgot to lock the door
In walk her daddy standing six foot four
Saying you ain't gonna swing with my daughter no more
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS 2)
Sweet cherry pie
Swing it
Lyrics submitted by angelvamp13
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