"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.
Girl you’ve got me feeling like crazy
Are you gonna get down tonight
Are you gonna come round tonight
Girl youre always rushing through my mind
Some place I left behind
Im down on my knees
Go on tell me its over
Ive got a feeling that youre gonna keep me up
No matter what are ya meaning
When you wrap your arms around me tight
I just cant wait another day for you baby
Well if you take a little time
well I could even maybe make you mine
cant you see youre tearing me apart
and if you spend a little time
for id never cross the line again
cant you see youre tearing me apart
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
said I cant see no way to carry on
no I cant see no way to carry on
baby when you left I went crazy
so you gonna be coming back
so you tell me that youre coming back
girl youre always racing through my head
with the things I never wish I said
im down on my knees don’t tell me its over
ive got a feeling when I see you later
im gonna get my way with you girl
ive got a feeling when I see you later
well if you take a little more time
wait for me and then il make you mine
cant you see youre tearing me apart
wel if you spend a little time
girl il never cross the line again
cant you see youre tearing me apart
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
so I cant see no way to carry on
no I cant see no way to carry on
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
but I cant see no way to carry on (x4)
Are you gonna get down tonight
Are you gonna come round tonight
Girl youre always rushing through my mind
Some place I left behind
Im down on my knees
Go on tell me its over
Ive got a feeling that youre gonna keep me up
No matter what are ya meaning
When you wrap your arms around me tight
I just cant wait another day for you baby
Well if you take a little time
well I could even maybe make you mine
cant you see youre tearing me apart
and if you spend a little time
for id never cross the line again
cant you see youre tearing me apart
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
said I cant see no way to carry on
no I cant see no way to carry on
baby when you left I went crazy
so you gonna be coming back
so you tell me that youre coming back
girl youre always racing through my head
with the things I never wish I said
im down on my knees don’t tell me its over
ive got a feeling when I see you later
im gonna get my way with you girl
ive got a feeling when I see you later
well if you take a little more time
wait for me and then il make you mine
cant you see youre tearing me apart
wel if you spend a little time
girl il never cross the line again
cant you see youre tearing me apart
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
so I cant see no way to carry on
no I cant see no way to carry on
baby I know you still feel something
maybe im just wasting your time
you and me weve got something going on
baby youre not begging, please
but I cant see no way to carry on (x4)
Lyrics submitted by mafyoo
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considering the bands split up now, the lyrics are pretty hard to get hold of. these are the only ones on the internet but some bits are wrong e.g Ive got a feeling that youre gonna keep me up all night no what are ya meaning....
and so on with the original,
however you can here the right lyrics if you listen to charlee drew's acoustic version
so yer, im glad you looked at these lyrics to be reading this, this band was amazing, its a shame charlee quit, but if you ever get the chance to go see him you should as he still plays some freefall felix, but of course its not the same!