"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.
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
We're in heaven
Oh, thinking about our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now (over now)
You keep me coming back for more
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe (believe)
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven (we're in heaven)
Now, nothing could change what you mean to me, oh
There's a lot that I could say
But just hold me now (hold me now)
'Cause our love will light the way
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
Love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven (heaven)
Now our dreams are coming true
Through the good times and the bad
I'll be standing there by you (we're in heaven)
Love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
We're in heaven
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
We're in heaven
Oh, thinking about our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothing can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now (over now)
You keep me coming back for more
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe (believe)
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven (we're in heaven)
Now, nothing could change what you mean to me, oh
There's a lot that I could say
But just hold me now (hold me now)
'Cause our love will light the way
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
Love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven (heaven)
Now our dreams are coming true
Through the good times and the bad
I'll be standing there by you (we're in heaven)
Love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
We're in heaven
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The original song is by Bryan Adams...but I prefer this version for two reasons. This version is sung by a female (although the words are unchanged) which would make it a little easier for me to get personally into. The second is the music. This version is more fragile. While the original turn the chorus into a driving statment, the DJ Sammy version has a kind of naivity that makes it so much more approachable as a love song, to me, anyway. I really can't stand the verses though. The music and lyrics are cheesy and predictible to me. The musical progression of the chorus, however, is something that caught my emotions immediatly. I'm usually one for originals, but this cover isn't a bad take on the song...listen to the original though and decide for yourself!
It's a sweet, beautiful confession of just how much this person is happy with the love of her life. He's her world, her universe.. he has and always will be The One for her. They've stuck together through the "good times and the bad"... and every moment together was worth it.. not a minute wasted. :) ~ EternallyYours
im kinda stuck on this song, my b/f proposed to me, and this is like the song that fits it. so baby if your reading..." O once in your life you find someone Who will turn your world around Pick you up wen your feelin' down Now nothin' could change what you mean to me There's alot that I could say But just hold me now Cause our love will light the way " fits perfectly..
i believe this song is actually sung by an artist of the name do (doe). Dj Sammy does dance mixes, he's a DJ, do does the singing
This song is beautiful. I first heard it as a 9/11 tribute and I cried. Do's voice is so soft and innocent. I also love the piano in the background.
This is me and my boyfriends song.. We've been together since we were 12 and now we're 18 just graduated. I Love him with all my heart and Im certain he is my someone!
this isnt a typical love song 2 me, to me its about me and my best friend ju. its hers and my favourite song. we've known each other forever (thinkin about our younger years) and i rewrote it for her once and made the lyrics fit 2 our lives. she loved it and stuck it on her wall and says she'll treasure it forever.
this is the most romantic song ever
This was the song I first kissed my boyfriend on, it is so romantic and it just shows how indescirable love actually is I-love-it.. I just want to say I love chris again and again!! **PUPPY LOVE ***
my god this song is amazing. i would recommend this version a million times more than the normal one, it's so beautiful. it is simple, a girl showing how in love she is. when shes with him shes in heaven.
kinda cute!