"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.
Hello... are you still there?
This long silence is more than I can bear
I know it seems we ain't got much to say
But can you try to hear me out anyway?
This space between us just keeps on growing
We both know where we been,
But that ain't where we're going
I can see it in your eyes, girl, that you're wonderin'
Will our love still stand the test?
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
Hold on, you're breaking up
There's so much static between the two of us
You say I'm trippin', I say you've changed
Maybe we both need to stop playing these silly games
We gotta open up and tell the truth
Just be real with me and I promise I'll be real with you
If you're still wondering if I'll be there when you need me girl,
You'll never have to guess
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
The answer is yes... Yes, (Yes) Yes, (Yes) Yes
Will I hear you call? (Yes)
Catch you when you fall? (Yes)
The answer is yes!
Will I always care? (Yes)
Will I still be there? (yes)
I could write a thousand songs for you, I'd still be short a word or two
As the years go on, will my love stay strong?
Will I be there to give you my best?
Yes! Yes... Yes... Yes
The answer is yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Will I still be the one (Yes!) when it's all said and done... (Yes!)
Will my love for you stay strong?
Will we stand the test, 'til our very last breath? (Yes!)
Will I be there as the years go on? (Yes!)
Yes!
Oh, yes!
This long silence is more than I can bear
I know it seems we ain't got much to say
But can you try to hear me out anyway?
This space between us just keeps on growing
We both know where we been,
But that ain't where we're going
I can see it in your eyes, girl, that you're wonderin'
Will our love still stand the test?
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
Hold on, you're breaking up
There's so much static between the two of us
You say I'm trippin', I say you've changed
Maybe we both need to stop playing these silly games
We gotta open up and tell the truth
Just be real with me and I promise I'll be real with you
If you're still wondering if I'll be there when you need me girl,
You'll never have to guess
The answer is yes... Yes (Yes), Yes (Yes), Yes
The answer is yes... Yes, (Yes) Yes, (Yes) Yes
Will I hear you call? (Yes)
Catch you when you fall? (Yes)
The answer is yes!
Will I always care? (Yes)
Will I still be there? (yes)
I could write a thousand songs for you, I'd still be short a word or two
As the years go on, will my love stay strong?
Will I be there to give you my best?
Yes! Yes... Yes... Yes
The answer is yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Will I still be the one (Yes!) when it's all said and done... (Yes!)
Will my love for you stay strong?
Will we stand the test, 'til our very last breath? (Yes!)
Will I be there as the years go on? (Yes!)
Yes!
Oh, yes!
Lyrics submitted by Pryncess33
The Answer Is Yes Lyrics as written by Evan A. Rogers Carl Allen Sturken
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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