"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.
If I had just one tear running down your cheek
Maybe I could cope maybe I'd get some sleep
If I had just one moment at your expense
Maybe all my misery would be well spent
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
If your love could be caged, honey I would hold the key
And conceal it underneath the pile of lies you handed me
And you'd hunt and those lies, they'd be all you'd ever find
That'd be all you'd have to know for me to be fine, yeah
And you'd cry a little
You'd die just a little
And baby I would feel just a little less pain
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
Give it up baby
I hear you're doing fine
Nothing's gonna save me
I can see it in your eyes
Some kind of heartache
Honey, give it a try
I don't want pity
I just want what is mine
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
Yeah
Cry just a little for me
Whoa whoa
Could you cry a little for me?
Maybe I could cope maybe I'd get some sleep
If I had just one moment at your expense
Maybe all my misery would be well spent
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
If your love could be caged, honey I would hold the key
And conceal it underneath the pile of lies you handed me
And you'd hunt and those lies, they'd be all you'd ever find
That'd be all you'd have to know for me to be fine, yeah
And you'd cry a little
You'd die just a little
And baby I would feel just a little less pain
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
Give it up baby
I hear you're doing fine
Nothing's gonna save me
I can see it in your eyes
Some kind of heartache
Honey, give it a try
I don't want pity
I just want what is mine
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave, now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
Yeah
Cry just a little for me
Whoa whoa
Could you cry a little for me?
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Cry Lyrics as written by Angie Aparo
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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If I had just one tear running down your cheek Maybe I could cope maybe I'd get some sleep If I had just one moment at your expense Maybe all my misery would be well spent
Could you cry a little Die just a little Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain I gave now I'm wanting Something in return So cry just a little for me
this song should have my name as it's title...or rather...his name..i would give anything in my power to give if i knew he had hurt for one second, even if he had thought about me and what had happened between us....df, please cry for me, so i can sleep....
What an awesome song...it gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it...and everytime siince...I think we can all relate...This one is for one of my favorite people:J I love you to death! 143 always! MwaH
What an awesome song...It gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it--and everytime since...I think everyone can probably relate...This is for one of my favorite people: J, I love you to death! 143 Always! MwAh
Well i got kinda mad when she did this song. Se had to cover someones song...this song is orginally done by Angle Aparo.
Also if you check out that Angie Aparo song...its a guy singing thats his name Angie. I heard the song about a year ago
isnt it "Give it up baby, I hear you're doing fine?"
Yea, I agree Manyamore...it IS:
"Give It Up Baby, I Hear YOU'RE DOING FINE"
I liked when Faith sang this at the 2003 Grammys.
what an awesome song... i love it.. it reminds me of my ex, and I just wish he would be hurt... because if he cared just a little, i wouldnt be so crushed