"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.
Verse 1
You know how to love me
When we make love at night
Oh I need you so bad baby
Ad-libs
Bridge
This is where you belong
Don't make me wait too long
Adlibs
Chorus
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
Verse 2
You've gone and started something I thought I'd never find
There only seems to be one thing on my mind
You know that I love it, when we do it right
You know that I need it, baby, 'cause tonight
Bridge
This is where you belong
Don't make me wait too long
Adlibs
Chorus
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
Middle Eight
I'm gonna make it worth your while
Touch me all night long
And when I think of tonight it makes me smile
Touch me all night long
Chorus x2
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
You know how to love me
When we make love at night
Oh I need you so bad baby
Ad-libs
Bridge
This is where you belong
Don't make me wait too long
Adlibs
Chorus
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
Verse 2
You've gone and started something I thought I'd never find
There only seems to be one thing on my mind
You know that I love it, when we do it right
You know that I need it, baby, 'cause tonight
Bridge
This is where you belong
Don't make me wait too long
Adlibs
Chorus
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
Middle Eight
I'm gonna make it worth your while
Touch me all night long
And when I think of tonight it makes me smile
Touch me all night long
Chorus x2
Hold me baby, drive me crazy
Touch me all night long
Make me love you, kiss and hug you
Touch me all night long
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