"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.
Every night in my dreams I see you in the magazines
sorry I saw reason to try and fall in love with you again
hold your hips, kiss your (???)
touch your face and hold my breath
lay your head on my chest some I have for quiet rest
I'll be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night
I'll be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside.
I'll be the boy that misses you and smears his perfume on your sheets
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
So darling its half past two
I am up still thinking of you
try to swear never to get swollen eyes from missing you so
hold your hand, touch your lips
hold my breath for one last kiss
as you lay your hand on my chest hold you tight just to know that
I'll be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night
I'll be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside
I'll be the boy that misses you and smears his perfume on your sheets
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
I'l be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
sorry I saw reason to try and fall in love with you again
hold your hips, kiss your (???)
touch your face and hold my breath
lay your head on my chest some I have for quiet rest
I'll be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night
I'll be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside.
I'll be the boy that misses you and smears his perfume on your sheets
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
So darling its half past two
I am up still thinking of you
try to swear never to get swollen eyes from missing you so
hold your hand, touch your lips
hold my breath for one last kiss
as you lay your hand on my chest hold you tight just to know that
I'll be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night
I'll be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside
I'll be the boy that misses you and smears his perfume on your sheets
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
I'l be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
I'll be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
My magazine queen
Lyrics submitted by bmth_own
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every night in my dreams i see you in the magazines starry eyes fall season trend falling in love with you again hold your hips, kiss your neck touch your face and hold my breath lay your head on my chest stop my heart for quiet rest
ill be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night ill be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside ill be the boy that misses you and sprays his perfume on your sheets ill be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
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ill be the boy that stops his pulse just to give you a quiet night ill be the boy that catches fire just to keep you warm inside ill be the boy that misses you and sprays his perfume on your sheets ill be the boy that kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek
ill be the boy kisses you and smears his lipstick on your cheek... my magazine queen...