"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.
The natural disasters make it hard to mind.
Birthday cake, steak and wine.
The rough around the comfort make you bust a dime.
They want your heart to ache, and take up all your time.
The broken situations that leave no resort,
Must give way to play and sport.
Don't want to think about it dont know what to say.
So sorry that you're cross,
goodbye to you today.
We've got to cut the conversation keep it clean and dry.
And if they never finish then we wont ask why.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
(Repeat)
Got a conversation,
no more emotions to show.
Got a conversation,
nobody has to know.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
We've got to cut the conversation keep it clean and dry.
And if they never finish then we wont ask why.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
Got a conversation,
no more emotions to show.
Got a conversation,
nobody has to know.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
Birthday cake, steak and wine.
The rough around the comfort make you bust a dime.
They want your heart to ache, and take up all your time.
The broken situations that leave no resort,
Must give way to play and sport.
Don't want to think about it dont know what to say.
So sorry that you're cross,
goodbye to you today.
We've got to cut the conversation keep it clean and dry.
And if they never finish then we wont ask why.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
(Repeat)
Got a conversation,
no more emotions to show.
Got a conversation,
nobody has to know.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
We've got to cut the conversation keep it clean and dry.
And if they never finish then we wont ask why.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
Got a conversation,
no more emotions to show.
Got a conversation,
nobody has to know.
It's just a natural disaster that you've left behind.
Father cut some cake, for the steak and wine.
Lyrics submitted by DonHomer
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This song is darn good. Cake and Wine?! Thats KRAZY! Did you see that? I said it with a K! That means its better than CRAZY!
@mantipedes WHAT is your deal??? just copying somebody else for a cheap laugh??? replying to them that you LOVE them????? THEY DONT KNOW YOU. STOP PRETENDING. its people like YOU who have RUINED forums for me, with your SILLINESS. this is a website for INTELLECTUALS, GET A LIFE!!!!! absolute loser. People like you are the the reason the economy is in such a state right now, I bet you're just LOVING the housing crisis right now, AREN'T YOU???? You are pathetic. GET A JOB!!! DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIFE OTHER THAN COPY OTHER PEOPLE FOR NO GOOD REASON.
@LIBSinmyPASTA okay it is NOT copying it is LOVE!!!!!!!! love knows no bounds you imbicile, its PARTYSHITTERS like you who ruin all the fun. yeah i said it, i said PARTYSHITTER instead of pooper. I KNOW MY MUSIC YOU BASTARD DONT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH. stop arguing with hot people on forums AND GO OUTSIDE
@mantipedes i will no longer be responding to you here. it is clear to me that you are severely mentally challenged, and i only engage with like-minded intellectuals. i truly hope you learn and grow as a person, and stop being a degenerate.