"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.
Ladies, you're damn right
You can't read a man's mind
We're living in two tribes
And heading for war
Well, nobody's perfect
We all gotta work it
But fellas, we're worth it
So don't break the law
Your call's late, big mistake
You gotta hang about in limbo for as long as I take
Next time, read my mind
And I'll be good to you
We're gift-wrapped kitty Kats,
We're only turning into tigers when we gotta fight back
Let's go, Eskimo
Out into the blue....
Come take my hand, understand that you can,
You're my man & I need you tonight
Come make my dreams
Honey, hard as it seems
Loving me is as easy as pie (Aii)
I'm just a Love Machine
Feeding my fantasy
Give me a kiss or three & I'm fine
I need a squeeze a day
'Stead of this negligee
What will the neighbours say this time
I've been going crazy while you sleep
Searching for a language that the 2 of us can speak
So, Mr. prehistoric make your wheel
& I'll breathe underwater 'cause I like the way it feels
Your call's late, big mistake
You gotta hang about in limbo for as long as I take
Next time, read my mind
And I'll be good to you
We're gift-wrapped kitty Kats,
We're only turning into tigers when we gotta fight back
Let's go, Eskimo
Out into the blue....
Come take my hand, understand that you can,
You're my man & I need you tonight
Come make my dreams
Honey, hard as it seems
Loving me is as easy as pie
I'm just a Love Machine
Feeding my fantasy
Give me a kiss or three & I'm fine
I need a squeeze a day
'Stead of this negligee
What will the neighbours say this time?
Oh, it's very new
Can anybody tell me what to do
Oh, this feeling's very strange
Can anybody tell me what's your game
(Oh) A little education
(Oh) to give you motivation
(Oh) We'll turn the situation round
(Oh) 'cause I don't wanna change ya
(Oh) Making you a stranger
(Oh) I'll only re-arrange ya for now
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Oh, to give you motivation
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Oh) I'm just a love machine
(Oh, to give you motivation
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
You can't read a man's mind
We're living in two tribes
And heading for war
Well, nobody's perfect
We all gotta work it
But fellas, we're worth it
So don't break the law
Your call's late, big mistake
You gotta hang about in limbo for as long as I take
Next time, read my mind
And I'll be good to you
We're gift-wrapped kitty Kats,
We're only turning into tigers when we gotta fight back
Let's go, Eskimo
Out into the blue....
Come take my hand, understand that you can,
You're my man & I need you tonight
Come make my dreams
Honey, hard as it seems
Loving me is as easy as pie (Aii)
I'm just a Love Machine
Feeding my fantasy
Give me a kiss or three & I'm fine
I need a squeeze a day
'Stead of this negligee
What will the neighbours say this time
I've been going crazy while you sleep
Searching for a language that the 2 of us can speak
So, Mr. prehistoric make your wheel
& I'll breathe underwater 'cause I like the way it feels
Your call's late, big mistake
You gotta hang about in limbo for as long as I take
Next time, read my mind
And I'll be good to you
We're gift-wrapped kitty Kats,
We're only turning into tigers when we gotta fight back
Let's go, Eskimo
Out into the blue....
Come take my hand, understand that you can,
You're my man & I need you tonight
Come make my dreams
Honey, hard as it seems
Loving me is as easy as pie
I'm just a Love Machine
Feeding my fantasy
Give me a kiss or three & I'm fine
I need a squeeze a day
'Stead of this negligee
What will the neighbours say this time?
Oh, it's very new
Can anybody tell me what to do
Oh, this feeling's very strange
Can anybody tell me what's your game
(Oh) A little education
(Oh) to give you motivation
(Oh) We'll turn the situation round
(Oh) 'cause I don't wanna change ya
(Oh) Making you a stranger
(Oh) I'll only re-arrange ya for now
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Oh, to give you motivation
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Oh) I'm just a love machine
(Oh, to give you motivation
(Oh) I'm just a Love Machine
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
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