"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.
So he's holding me in his arms, and he's giving me sweet little kisses
And he's telling me he'll never harm me, and he's whispering how wonderful this is
And I tell him that I love him, and I tell him I'll be true
And I've said these things to other boys, but right now the old words feel so new
And I ask him "how did I get so lucky? I didn't even have to try"
"I don't know," he says, "I'm nothing special, I'm just some guy."
And he's smiling like he means it, and he's stretched out on his back
And he's telling me now that he loves me, for the fifth or the sixth time, I can't keep track
And I watch his eyes as they shine, run my fingers through his hair
And I touch his chest where his heart is, and I tell him "I find safe haven there"
And I ask him, "how did you get to be so sweet and so kind?"
"I don't know," he says, "I'm nothing special, I'm just some guy."
And I say "You're heart is so big, and your mind's so alive, you have passion and freedom and vision and drive, you have so much to give and you give it with care, you have helped me to heal, and there's nowhere I won't go with you."
And he's holding me, now, even tighter, and he's breathing me in
And he's telling me again that he loves me, and he's tracing his fingertips over my skin
And I'm happier now than I've ever been, and I'm hoping this feeling won't die
And if he says he's just some guy, that's fine, but the truth is, he's mine
My sweetheart, my love.
Sent down from the sky.
And so very much more than just some guy
And he's telling me he'll never harm me, and he's whispering how wonderful this is
And I tell him that I love him, and I tell him I'll be true
And I've said these things to other boys, but right now the old words feel so new
And I ask him "how did I get so lucky? I didn't even have to try"
"I don't know," he says, "I'm nothing special, I'm just some guy."
And he's smiling like he means it, and he's stretched out on his back
And he's telling me now that he loves me, for the fifth or the sixth time, I can't keep track
And I watch his eyes as they shine, run my fingers through his hair
And I touch his chest where his heart is, and I tell him "I find safe haven there"
And I ask him, "how did you get to be so sweet and so kind?"
"I don't know," he says, "I'm nothing special, I'm just some guy."
And I say "You're heart is so big, and your mind's so alive, you have passion and freedom and vision and drive, you have so much to give and you give it with care, you have helped me to heal, and there's nowhere I won't go with you."
And he's holding me, now, even tighter, and he's breathing me in
And he's telling me again that he loves me, and he's tracing his fingertips over my skin
And I'm happier now than I've ever been, and I'm hoping this feeling won't die
And if he says he's just some guy, that's fine, but the truth is, he's mine
My sweetheart, my love.
Sent down from the sky.
And so very much more than just some guy
Lyrics submitted by spickly
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This makes me smile inside. =D