"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.
You and I made mistakes
We've been in and out of arguments
And said some things we didn't mean to say (wait)
This time you're not the one to blame
Sometimes I get a little too afraid
I didn't mean to cause you any pain
So wait (wait)
Ahh wait darlin'
Before you go and throw our love away
Can I get a minute to explain
Now wait (wait)
Ah think about it
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
Now I've been caught with my heart on
Time and time again
Holdin' on, why
Boy you know I'm
So alone I
I just need a friend
And you've been so
Good to me
I don't wanna miss a real good thing
Wait
Ahh wait darlin'
Before you go and throw our love away
Can I get a minute to explain
So wait
Ah think about it
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
You don't know what you do to me
Baby won't you sit and talk to me
No it doesn't have to be this way
Darlin' I'm just wantin' you to stay
You don't know what you do to me
Baby won't you sit and talk to me
No it doesn't have to be this way
Darlin' I'm just wantin' you to stay (stay)
So wait
Think about it everyday
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
Now wait
Mmmm, ohh (wait)
Gotta wait
Gotta wait
Yeeahh, oooh
I'm just askin' you to wait on me
Please wait
Oooh, please wait baby
We've been in and out of arguments
And said some things we didn't mean to say (wait)
This time you're not the one to blame
Sometimes I get a little too afraid
I didn't mean to cause you any pain
So wait (wait)
Ahh wait darlin'
Before you go and throw our love away
Can I get a minute to explain
Now wait (wait)
Ah think about it
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
Now I've been caught with my heart on
Time and time again
Holdin' on, why
Boy you know I'm
So alone I
I just need a friend
And you've been so
Good to me
I don't wanna miss a real good thing
Wait
Ahh wait darlin'
Before you go and throw our love away
Can I get a minute to explain
So wait
Ah think about it
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
You don't know what you do to me
Baby won't you sit and talk to me
No it doesn't have to be this way
Darlin' I'm just wantin' you to stay
You don't know what you do to me
Baby won't you sit and talk to me
No it doesn't have to be this way
Darlin' I'm just wantin' you to stay (stay)
So wait
Think about it everyday
Before you turn around and walk away
Baby how can I get you to stay now, wait
Now wait
Mmmm, ohh (wait)
Gotta wait
Gotta wait
Yeeahh, oooh
I'm just askin' you to wait on me
Please wait
Oooh, please wait baby
Lyrics submitted by TokyoDreamer
Wait Lyrics as written by Stacie Orrico Jasper Cameron
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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