"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.
Sometimes she fades away
She's seen too many movies
Killing enough rainy days
With nothing else to do
We'll make our escape
Like the end of Casablanca
Taking off from a dark runway
With nothing left to lose
The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
I could sell everything and go there
Just to hear her say, listen my
Valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
Just like roman holiday
A princess and a schemer
Killing an ordinary day
Any way they choose
Back in Hollywood
Convertibles and palm trees
Matinee movie-stars and sunscreen
I wonder if it's true
The sun is rising somewhere
Brighter every day
We'll forget everything and go there
Nothing's in the way
Listen my valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
Leave it all behind
Sometimes she starts to fade
With starry eyes she tells me
"I want a place in the sun"
She's not the only one
The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
If we just pack our bags and go there
Everything will change
Valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
Valentine
She's seen too many movies
Killing enough rainy days
With nothing else to do
We'll make our escape
Like the end of Casablanca
Taking off from a dark runway
With nothing left to lose
The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
I could sell everything and go there
Just to hear her say, listen my
Valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
Just like roman holiday
A princess and a schemer
Killing an ordinary day
Any way they choose
Back in Hollywood
Convertibles and palm trees
Matinee movie-stars and sunscreen
I wonder if it's true
The sun is rising somewhere
Brighter every day
We'll forget everything and go there
Nothing's in the way
Listen my valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
Leave it all behind
Sometimes she starts to fade
With starry eyes she tells me
"I want a place in the sun"
She's not the only one
The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
If we just pack our bags and go there
Everything will change
Valentine, say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar, there you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine, say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line, my valentine
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
We can just leave it all behind
Valentine
Lyrics submitted by Dead People
Valentine Lyrics as written by Mark Gemini Thwaite Wayne Hussey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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