"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.
Come whether you whine or grine
I say whether you whine or grine
Can you shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
First thing she ax, if you 'ave your brush
If you 'ave your brush, you can avoid the rush
Come whether you whine or grine
I say whether you whine or grine
Then you shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
She want a ruff ruff rider
He want a cool cool stroker
Come whether you whine or grine
I say whether you whine or grine
Can ya shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
Whoa, bwoy come watch I-man
Because he son a lead da way
He son a lead da way
Ya gotta understand as I will tell ya from the top
My body uptown sound, ya rankin sound
You gotta come around
Awar
I say you rub it uptown and ya rub it downtown
You body sonna lead the way, lord
I say you rub it all around,
But you are gwarn like a clown
You body sonna lead the way
I tell you body uptown sound, yeah
Ow, ow
I tell you body unity sound yah
Brrrr, ah
Love and unity, love and unity
Love and unity, awar
Say so, oh lord
Good god
I said I see no joy
I see only sorrow
I see no chance of your bright new tomorrow
So stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
You tell me how can it work in this all white law
What a short sharp lesson,
What a third world war
Oh stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
Say too much war in the city yeah
Say too much war in the city, whoa
I sing I said a love and unity, the only way
And unity, the only way
Yeah ya know
You know what
I say whether you whine or grine
Can you shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
First thing she ax, if you 'ave your brush
If you 'ave your brush, you can avoid the rush
Come whether you whine or grine
I say whether you whine or grine
Then you shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
She want a ruff ruff rider
He want a cool cool stroker
Come whether you whine or grine
I say whether you whine or grine
Can ya shake it up right on time
I say shake it up right on time
Whoa, bwoy come watch I-man
Because he son a lead da way
He son a lead da way
Ya gotta understand as I will tell ya from the top
My body uptown sound, ya rankin sound
You gotta come around
Awar
I say you rub it uptown and ya rub it downtown
You body sonna lead the way, lord
I say you rub it all around,
But you are gwarn like a clown
You body sonna lead the way
I tell you body uptown sound, yeah
Ow, ow
I tell you body unity sound yah
Brrrr, ah
Love and unity, love and unity
Love and unity, awar
Say so, oh lord
Good god
I said I see no joy
I see only sorrow
I see no chance of your bright new tomorrow
So stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
You tell me how can it work in this all white law
What a short sharp lesson,
What a third world war
Oh stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret
Say too much war in the city yeah
Say too much war in the city, whoa
I sing I said a love and unity, the only way
And unity, the only way
Yeah ya know
You know what
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Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret Lyrics as written by Cecil Campbell
Lyrics © MELODISC MUSIC LTD.
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