"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.
I’ve been behind on the events of the past 7 days
I’ve been sleeping in my bed
And missing you like sometimes crazy girls do
I’ve been hanging like a child onto this photograph of us
It was taken on a bus across town the last time I saw you
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down, down
Well I can’t get my self together I’m soaking in the pain
It’s ridiculous how easy it is to go astray
When my focus ain’t right
Sometimes crazy’s all right
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down, oh
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance
Only you baby keep me up at night
Sometimes crazy’s all right
Well I never thought I’d say I was in love with you again
It’s funny how my life has come around to this
And I’m crazy for you
I do like crazy girls do
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance
Only you baby keep me up at night
Sometimes crazy’s all right, crazy’s all right
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again(this whole world)
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance(is going ‘round)
Only you baby keep me up at night(this whole world is going ‘round)
Sometimes
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again(this whole world)
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance(is going ‘round)
Only you baby keep me up at night(this whole world is going ‘round)
Sometimes crazy’s all right
I’ve been sleeping in my bed
And missing you like sometimes crazy girls do
I’ve been hanging like a child onto this photograph of us
It was taken on a bus across town the last time I saw you
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down, down
Well I can’t get my self together I’m soaking in the pain
It’s ridiculous how easy it is to go astray
When my focus ain’t right
Sometimes crazy’s all right
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down, oh
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance
Only you baby keep me up at night
Sometimes crazy’s all right
Well I never thought I’d say I was in love with you again
It’s funny how my life has come around to this
And I’m crazy for you
I do like crazy girls do
And now this whole world is going ‘round
But it’s when you’re gone it really brings me down
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance
Only you baby keep me up at night
Sometimes crazy’s all right, crazy’s all right
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again(this whole world)
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance(is going ‘round)
Only you baby keep me up at night(this whole world is going ‘round)
Sometimes
Oh, will you wait till I get back home again(this whole world)
‘Cause I’m willing to give this another chance(is going ‘round)
Only you baby keep me up at night(this whole world is going ‘round)
Sometimes crazy’s all right
Lyrics submitted by Joypiter
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I made a One Tree Hill music video to this song featuring Lucas and Haley even though they are not a couple on the show. When I was putting the clips together, I felt like the girl in the song was hurt by her ex boyfriend/lover, maybe he cheated on her. She says she never thought she'd fall in love with him again. But despite what he's done, she is still in love with him. I think she left him for awhile which is why she tells him to wait till she gets home. She loves him so much that she is willing to give him another chance. And the whole "crazy" thing comes from how girls change their minds back and forth. One minute you can't stand him and the next you want him back.
I think this is a great song that shows the simple fact that love can make you stupid, hurt but sure is fun lol :)
Gosh this song is so good and i absolutely love her voice, its just so powerful!
I loved this song b/c I'm a crazy girl and I could definately relate.
I love this song b/c it shows how you can love someone and fix mistakes.
Joy doesn't just sing these songs, she has an amazing way of making them believable and I think that's what makes her such an awesome artist.