"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.
Gets me heated in the coldest time
A warmth in the hand can freeze the mind
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
When untamed passion gets satisfied
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
Desire gets undressed, so does our behavior
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
Opportunity never gave control
Keep on turnin' me on
Everything I do is coming from my soul
Keep on turnin' me on
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
Keep on turnin' me on
When untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
[Repeat x2]
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
I'm gonna learn about it just give me a little time
Keep on turnin' me on
But right now what he does is on my mind
Keep on turnin' me on
The untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
Keep on turnin' me on
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
Desire gets undressed, so does our behavior
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
[Repeat x2]
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
The opportunity gives no control
Keep on turnin' me on
Everything we do is heart and soul
Keep on turnin' me on
A woman and a beast is what I feel sometimes
Keep on turnin' me on
When untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
He becomes awake when I lay him down
And he sees he;s came into the lost and found
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
A warmth in the hand can freeze the mind
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
When untamed passion gets satisfied
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
Desire gets undressed, so does our behavior
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
Opportunity never gave control
Keep on turnin' me on
Everything I do is coming from my soul
Keep on turnin' me on
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
Keep on turnin' me on
When untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
[Repeat x2]
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
I'm gonna learn about it just give me a little time
Keep on turnin' me on
But right now what he does is on my mind
Keep on turnin' me on
The untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
Between man and the beast is a very thin line
Keep on turnin' me on
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
Desire gets undressed, so does our behavior
With each and every heartbeat, it happened any time
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
[Repeat x2]
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
The opportunity gives no control
Keep on turnin' me on
Everything we do is heart and soul
Keep on turnin' me on
A woman and a beast is what I feel sometimes
Keep on turnin' me on
When untamed passion gets satisfied
Keep on turnin' me on
He becomes awake when I lay him down
And he sees he;s came into the lost and found
And every true lover, true to each other, does another lover favors
I like when you do to me
I love what you do to me
Love heart attack
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