"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.
Thunder, all through the night
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight
Ooh, Thunder
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Love, nobody know just how it was born
Love, first came to me with the radio on
Jumped up in my body with an attitude
Kissed me on the mouth and said "Your leader take me to"
'Twas like thunder all through the night
And a promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight
Love's kiss was running all through my veins
The bed started shakin', I don't know who to blame
Me or this flower right in front of my eyes
Is this my sweet savior or the devil in disguise
'Twas like thunder (oh) all through the night (all through)
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Thunder, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah
(It was truly truly)
Like rain falling on a window pane
Tears came to my eyes when I asked her name
Made me holler when it finally came
Said "Only the children born out of me will remain"
'Twas like thunder all through the night
And a promise to see Jesus in the morning light (mornin' light)
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Ooh, Thunder
Ooh, ho
Will be all right (all right)
(It was truly like thunder)
Don't do it like that, do it like this
Oh oh (thunder) oh oh (thunder) oh oh
Ooh, Ooh, OOh, OOh, Ooh
Woo, woo, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Thunder (thunder)
(Thunder)
(It was truley truly like)
Like thunder (thunder) all through the night (thunder yeah)
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light (will be all right)
"Take my hand, it'll be alright (it's gonna be alright)
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Ooh Thunder
Thunder, thunder yeah yeah yeah
Thunder
Ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh Thunder
Ooh ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh (thunder) thunder
Thunder
Thunder oh
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight
Ooh, Thunder
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Love, nobody know just how it was born
Love, first came to me with the radio on
Jumped up in my body with an attitude
Kissed me on the mouth and said "Your leader take me to"
'Twas like thunder all through the night
And a promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight
Love's kiss was running all through my veins
The bed started shakin', I don't know who to blame
Me or this flower right in front of my eyes
Is this my sweet savior or the devil in disguise
'Twas like thunder (oh) all through the night (all through)
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Thunder, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah
(It was truly truly)
Like rain falling on a window pane
Tears came to my eyes when I asked her name
Made me holler when it finally came
Said "Only the children born out of me will remain"
'Twas like thunder all through the night
And a promise to see Jesus in the morning light (mornin' light)
Love say "Take my hand, it'll be alright
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Ooh, Thunder
Ooh, ho
Will be all right (all right)
(It was truly like thunder)
Don't do it like that, do it like this
Oh oh (thunder) oh oh (thunder) oh oh
Ooh, Ooh, OOh, OOh, Ooh
Woo, woo, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Thunder (thunder)
(Thunder)
(It was truley truly like)
Like thunder (thunder) all through the night (thunder yeah)
Promise to see Jesus in the morning light (will be all right)
"Take my hand, it'll be alright (it's gonna be alright)
C'mon save your soul tonight"
Ooh Thunder
Thunder, thunder yeah yeah yeah
Thunder
Ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh Thunder
Ooh ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh thunder
Thunder
Ooh (thunder) thunder
Thunder
Thunder oh
Lyrics submitted by Gothy_Bura
Thunder Lyrics as written by Prince Rogers Nelson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
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