"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.
ABC - stick to me
Soul to soul, stay on eye to eye
Maybe God will be good to me
I've never sinned
Maybe I should try
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
Never gonna beg, never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect, my love is real
Go to war - what a drag
A love of hate is really not the way
Light a flame or go to sleep
The time is right to celebrate or die
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
I'm never gonna beg I'm never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect, my love is real
It's because your heart
Will never lie, never cry, never sigh, never die
It's because your heart
Digs deep, holes tight
Oh yeah
I see the lie
ABC - stick to me
Soul to soul, stay on eye to eye
Well maybe God will be good to me
I've never sinned maybe I should try
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
I'm Never gonna beg
I'm Never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect
My love is real
Your heart is perfect
My love is real
My love is real X 12
Soul to soul, stay on eye to eye
Maybe God will be good to me
I've never sinned
Maybe I should try
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
Never gonna beg, never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect, my love is real
Go to war - what a drag
A love of hate is really not the way
Light a flame or go to sleep
The time is right to celebrate or die
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
I'm never gonna beg I'm never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect, my love is real
It's because your heart
Will never lie, never cry, never sigh, never die
It's because your heart
Digs deep, holes tight
Oh yeah
I see the lie
ABC - stick to me
Soul to soul, stay on eye to eye
Well maybe God will be good to me
I've never sinned maybe I should try
Never, never gonna let you down
Never, never gonna let you down
I'm Never gonna beg
I'm Never gonna steal
Your heart is perfect
My love is real
Your heart is perfect
My love is real
My love is real X 12
Lyrics submitted by softasfire
Never Lyrics as written by Guy Chadwick
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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