"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.
patience is waning
as our love keeps fading
but I'm still waiting here for you
as winter is leaving
a dawn of a new season
another reason to give up
will you love me
(will you love me)
if I write this song?
and will you still care for me
when all my dreams are gone?
and if I get the chance,
(if I get the chance)
I'll give you the world
(I'll give you the world)
take you to another place… just be my girl
(I'll be your girl)
walking home alone is colder
I don't know who told her
that we'd be better off apart
find myself in my room dreaming
that she'll come back to me soon
to mend my broken heart
will you love me
(will you love me)
if I write this song?
will you still care for me
when all my dreams are gone?
and if I get the chance,
(if I get the chance)
I'll give you the world
(I'll give you the world)
take you to another place… just be my girl
(I'll be your girl)
tell me another story
a million songs I wanna sing to you
(tell me another story)
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story…
a million things I wanna say to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story
a million songs I wanna sing to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story…
a million things I wanna say to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, fast times, & glory
And Glory.
will you love me?
will you love me?
as our love keeps fading
but I'm still waiting here for you
as winter is leaving
a dawn of a new season
another reason to give up
will you love me
(will you love me)
if I write this song?
and will you still care for me
when all my dreams are gone?
and if I get the chance,
(if I get the chance)
I'll give you the world
(I'll give you the world)
take you to another place… just be my girl
(I'll be your girl)
walking home alone is colder
I don't know who told her
that we'd be better off apart
find myself in my room dreaming
that she'll come back to me soon
to mend my broken heart
will you love me
(will you love me)
if I write this song?
will you still care for me
when all my dreams are gone?
and if I get the chance,
(if I get the chance)
I'll give you the world
(I'll give you the world)
take you to another place… just be my girl
(I'll be your girl)
tell me another story
a million songs I wanna sing to you
(tell me another story)
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story…
a million things I wanna say to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story
a million songs I wanna sing to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, & glory
tell me another story…
a million things I wanna say to you
of long nights & bright lights, no fights, fast times, & glory
And Glory.
will you love me?
will you love me?
Lyrics submitted by nikki04
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