"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.
Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction
[Chorus:]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover
[Verse 1:]
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree
[Verse 1:]
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction
[Chorus:]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover
[Verse 1:]
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree
[Verse 1:]
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
[Chorus]
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree
Lyrics submitted by KungFuChica
Cover Up Lyrics as written by Campbell Brown
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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