"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.
You've got a way
That makes the darkness light
The earth seem holy
Spark in your eye
Ignites the fire in my heart
My fever is high
My throat is dry
Whenever you're around me
It's in your way my love
That always unbounds
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
Right when I thought
My life was mine
My heart was working for me
I realised this blood
Was flowing for you
'Cause your ways
Have made the seasons fade
Into an endless summer
The coldness of winter only felt
When you're gone
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
'Cause hours seem to disappear
When we are together
'Cause when you're near
The words seem clear
And I am brought to life
Life
Life
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in your way
It's in your way alright
Alright
It's in the way you move me darling
That makes the darkness light
The earth seem holy
Spark in your eye
Ignites the fire in my heart
My fever is high
My throat is dry
Whenever you're around me
It's in your way my love
That always unbounds
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
Right when I thought
My life was mine
My heart was working for me
I realised this blood
Was flowing for you
'Cause your ways
Have made the seasons fade
Into an endless summer
The coldness of winter only felt
When you're gone
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
'Cause hours seem to disappear
When we are together
'Cause when you're near
The words seem clear
And I am brought to life
Life
Life
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in the way
It's in the way
It's in the way you move me darling
It's in the way you come and go
It's in the way the colours are drifting slowly
It's in your way
It's in your way alright
Alright
It's in the way you move me darling
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Your Way Lyrics as written by Sarah Blasko Nicholas Schneider
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