"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.
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a bit about you today
Look how i fancied up myself for you
So look alittle bit of me today
You know you gotta try a little harder
So you could be my, my, my, my darling
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a lil bit of us today
I tired my best to get to you somehow
So think a lil bit of me today
You know you gotta show me that you love me
And baby be my, my, my, my darling
Smile a lil smile lets enjoy the moment now
And just have fun good times (a good time)
Try a baby good, just a lil bit of lovin'
Its gonna feel so fine
Is it really true, that you feel the same way too
And hope we'll be together
Now you know that i love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
I looked up the meaning of
The funny word we call love
And then i wrote your name beside it
Wit a little hart above
If i were start to dream i'd dream
Would my dreams be wat they seem?
All along I lie and dream of me and you
And me, and you, and me, and you
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thot a lil bit of you today
I sent the meaning over just for you
So drive a lil long to me today
You no u need to say u love me
or will you just be my, my, my, my friend
Tell me wat u think
And it keep it a lil simple
Baby everythings ok (okay)
Try and baby, try it
Open up ur hart and be honestly sincere
Is it really true that you
Think one or two before we go a lil slower
Thats wat makes you so cute
So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a bit about you today
Look how i fancied up myself for you
So look alittle bit of me today
You know you gotta try a little harder
So you could be my, my, my, my darling
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thought a lil bit of us today
I tired my best to get to you somehow
So think a lil bit of me today
You know you gotta show me that you love me
And baby be my, my, my, my darling
Smile a lil smile lets enjoy the moment now
And just have fun good times (a good time)
Try a baby good, just a lil bit of lovin'
Its gonna feel so fine
Is it really true, that you feel the same way too
And hope we'll be together
Now you know that i love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you, love you, love you, love you
I looked up the meaning of
The funny word we call love
And then i wrote your name beside it
Wit a little hart above
If i were start to dream i'd dream
Would my dreams be wat they seem?
All along I lie and dream of me and you
And me, and you, and me, and you
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
I thot a lil bit of you today
I sent the meaning over just for you
So drive a lil long to me today
You no u need to say u love me
or will you just be my, my, my, my friend
Tell me wat u think
And it keep it a lil simple
Baby everythings ok (okay)
Try and baby, try it
Open up ur hart and be honestly sincere
Is it really true that you
Think one or two before we go a lil slower
Thats wat makes you so cute
So cute, so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
so cute, so cute, so cute, so cute
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
LaLaLaLaLa
Wen suddenly i'm thinking of
The funny word we call love
I still dont think of you at first
My family still comes above
If you wanna capture me
Its as simple as can be
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
Mr. Lan has said it, all u need is love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love
Lyrics submitted by EmEraLdSkYez
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