"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.
Seaside, whenever you stroll along with me
I'm merely contemplating what you feel inside
Meanwhile, I ask you to be my Clementine
You say you will if you could, but you can't
I love you madly
Let my imagination run away with you gladly
A brand new angle, highly commendable
Seaside rendezvous
Feels so romantic, can we do it again?
Can we do it again sometime (ooh, I'd like that)
Fantastic, c'est la vie, mesdames et messieurs
And at the peak of the season
The Mediterranean
This time of year, it's so fashionable
I feel like dancing in the rain
Can I have a volunteer? (Just keep right on dancing)
What a damn jolly good idea
It's such a jollification, as a matter of fact
So très charmant, my dear
Underneath the moonlight
Together, we'll sail across the sea
Reminiscing every night
Meantime (and in the meantime, baby)
I ask you to be my valentine
You say you'd have to tell your daddy if you can
I'll be your Valentino
We'll ride upon an omnibus and then the casino
Get a new facial
Start a sensation (sensational)
Seaside rendezvous (so adorable)
Seaside rendezvous (ooh)
Seaside rendezvous (give us a kiss)
I'm merely contemplating what you feel inside
Meanwhile, I ask you to be my Clementine
You say you will if you could, but you can't
I love you madly
Let my imagination run away with you gladly
A brand new angle, highly commendable
Seaside rendezvous
Feels so romantic, can we do it again?
Can we do it again sometime (ooh, I'd like that)
Fantastic, c'est la vie, mesdames et messieurs
And at the peak of the season
The Mediterranean
This time of year, it's so fashionable
I feel like dancing in the rain
Can I have a volunteer? (Just keep right on dancing)
What a damn jolly good idea
It's such a jollification, as a matter of fact
So très charmant, my dear
Underneath the moonlight
Together, we'll sail across the sea
Reminiscing every night
Meantime (and in the meantime, baby)
I ask you to be my valentine
You say you'd have to tell your daddy if you can
I'll be your Valentino
We'll ride upon an omnibus and then the casino
Get a new facial
Start a sensation (sensational)
Seaside rendezvous (so adorable)
Seaside rendezvous (ooh)
Seaside rendezvous (give us a kiss)
Lyrics submitted by MikCrazyHorse
Seaside Rendezvous Lyrics as written by Freddie Mercury
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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