"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.
What day is it
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up, and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What are the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right?
I'm tripping on words
You got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
There's something about you now
That I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up, and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What are the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right?
I'm tripping on words
You got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
There's something about you now
That I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
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You and Me Lyrics as written by Jude Anthony Cole Jason Wade
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Page
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
This song really means a lot to me. Cause I've been in love with my best friend for quite some time, but she really never expressed interest in me. At least not in the same way I did her. A bunch of her girlfriends were telling me to just wait...that she'd fall for me in time. So I waited 2 long years. And still nothing. She was dating some douchebag womanizer that always hurt her, yet she continued to date him. She found out a few months ago that her douchey boyfriend had been cheating on her and she got mad. He dumped her though. I went over to her house and she was crying. It hurt me to see her cry. I gave her a long hug and she ended up fallen asleep in my arms. It seemed like nothing could ruin that perfect moment. Later that night someone at our school was having a party. They played this song and all the happy couples got up to dance while her and I sat around feeling miserable because we didn't have anyone to dance with. Suddenly I got an idea. I stood up and asked her to dance. She said yes ad we went into the crowd where everyone was dancing, and time seemed to go on forever. It was almost as if it was just her and I dancing, and no one else was there. When the second chorus started I leaned down and kissed her...it was almost like a scene in a movie. She kissed me back, and it felt like there was nothing wrong in the world. Like all the darkness had faded to light. It was magical. When the song ended we sat back down, but this time sitting in one of two chairs. We cuddled for a while, and after a little bit, I asked her out.
Now five months later we're a happy couple. She applied to a different college than I and got accepted. I got accepted to the other college...but I didn't want to leave her. So I applied to the college she applied to and got accepted. So now we'll be together in college as well.
This is one of my favorite songs...it really expresses all the emotions you feel when you're in love.... Happiness. Fear. Strength. Weakness. All those emotions mixed together to create that special feeling.
The feeling you never want to forget.
This is pretty sweet :) good luck to you both and I hope you stay together throughout college. You seem like a great guy, she's lucky! :) and by the way when u were describing you being there for your best friend after a bad break up you reminded me of the song "she says" by howie day. check it out! That song also reminds me of my guy best friend who is always there for me especially when there's a boy involved who'd hurt me. But that's just my interpretation of the song! :)
@gizmo19961 this is really amazing gizmo i had to sign up just to say thanks for sharing this great story! i'm in a somewhat similar situation with a girl i've had my heart on for a few months now, there is a work party coming up that i'd really like to talk to her about how i really feel. your story bought me to tears it's so great i hope you two done well in college
@gizmo19961 thats a great story! best of luck to you both
@gizmo19961 omg the sweetest story. congrats. love conquers all
I LOVE this song!! The song's about a guy who's in love with a girl that he has know for quite a while. He wants to tell her how he feels about her but he keeps delaying it. In a room full of people, his eyes are always on her.
@lastrockshowroadie so 100% love your interp
AND... I absolutely love the line ... "and I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you." because sometimes; we don't know, it just sort of happens that way and we can't explain it. Just another lovable mystery in life.
@sunisblue080704 "another lovable mystery in life." so perfect
this song is beautiful...and very real. We've all had a time in our lives where we felt this way and this brings back a lot of memories of that. Pure, raw, in-the-flesh love.
for some reason, when i hear this song, not only do i think of one person falling for another, but it sounds like a perfect song to play at the end of the year for senior slide shows and that kind of stuff. I can see people crying while looking at pictures of their friends with this song playing. hope that made sense.
genious!! this song is about how a guy is completely infatuated with a girl.so in love that he is mesmorised by her perfection and beauty. his fantisy that he is caught up in puts him and her in a bubble. no one else matters not all of the people around, nothing to prove. he can do nothing but stare at her. "what day is it and in what month " his head is filled with her he cant even figure out the day.
I think this song is about a guy who is in love with a girl who is maybe a little out of his league, but he's still in love with her. He's also a little afraid to tell her. Anyway, this is an amazing song.
"Everything she does is beautiful, Everything she does is right"
This lyrics just blow me away. It's probably because I feel they show someone that is deeply in love because if you love someone deeply, you don't want to or can't see wrong in them.
Ahh this song is amazing, about truly and completely loving somebody.. but it kind of has a sad, looking back tone to it. I donno, can't explain it
I really like this song. It expresses, what I feel and what a lot of others feel I'm sure, the confusion and pain you go through to tell the person you love how you feel about them. Everything is blocked out of your mind, everything is perfect. I think falling in love, is worth it, even if it ends in pain.
GetsomeARRR, your comment was rude, unwanted and completely irrelevant. For your information, I found Validus' comment quite interesting. And just so you know, you spelled "you're" wrong.
I think the same as most of the people here. This couple is in love and the time just "dies" when they're together.