"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.
Four in the morning
Came without a warning
Everybody's got a place to be
I got holes in my conscience
Shot with a vengeance
I must have been a fool not to see
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your company
I need you bad
So bad I can't take it, you see
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
There was a time when I knew you
I held my body to you
Made you feel like you never felt before
And now it's all in the distance
Still you keep resisting
I love you like never before
Oh, I need you bad
It's hard to live without your tender touch
I need you bad
So bad I guess you're playing me tough
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I guess I was going in the wrong direction
I guess I was thrown for a while
I need to see you smile
I need you so, yeah
I must have been going in the wrong direction
I guess I was thrown for a while
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your company
I need you bad
So bad I can't take it, you see
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your tender touch
I need you bad
So bad I want to tell you so much
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
Came without a warning
Everybody's got a place to be
I got holes in my conscience
Shot with a vengeance
I must have been a fool not to see
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your company
I need you bad
So bad I can't take it, you see
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
There was a time when I knew you
I held my body to you
Made you feel like you never felt before
And now it's all in the distance
Still you keep resisting
I love you like never before
Oh, I need you bad
It's hard to live without your tender touch
I need you bad
So bad I guess you're playing me tough
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I guess I was going in the wrong direction
I guess I was thrown for a while
I need to see you smile
I need you so, yeah
I must have been going in the wrong direction
I guess I was thrown for a while
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your company
I need you bad
So bad I can't take it, you see
I need you bad
It's hard to live without your tender touch
I need you bad
So bad I want to tell you so much
Oh, I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
I can't take anymore
I can't fake anymore
It's such a hard time loving you
Lyrics submitted by MetallicaFan923
Four In The Morning Lyrics as written by Jack Blades
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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