"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.
( Verse 1 )
Coz all I know is that my
lips will always tremble
Every time I see your smile,
I haven’t see you for awhile
I know I know I guess I’m stuck in loves denile
Its so obviously,
so absolutely crushing me tonight
I rode the ups and downs
of loves merry-go-round
But I’m tired now and all I want to do
Is go to bed and dream of you
And the way we use to be
You’re my sweetest memory
So I will pretend tonight
And if I have to a few more times
Ohh how I wish
( Chorus )
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
( Verse 2 )
Constant reminders of how good we use to be
Its like living out your favorite love story
But without the happy ending
I said god damn I can’t believe I let her get to me
I wish I didn’t have to feel like this
But memories, can be ohh so ever haunting
But I won’t deny it but I wish I could hide it
But its better pretending like you do
That love is just a word on my birthday card
It was never ever easy getting
through to you I wish
( Chorus )
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
( Chorus )
Ohh how I wish
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Coz all I know is that my
lips will always tremble
Every time I see your smile,
I haven’t see you for awhile
I know I know I guess I’m stuck in loves denile
Its so obviously,
so absolutely crushing me tonight
I rode the ups and downs
of loves merry-go-round
But I’m tired now and all I want to do
Is go to bed and dream of you
And the way we use to be
You’re my sweetest memory
So I will pretend tonight
And if I have to a few more times
Ohh how I wish
( Chorus )
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
( Verse 2 )
Constant reminders of how good we use to be
Its like living out your favorite love story
But without the happy ending
I said god damn I can’t believe I let her get to me
I wish I didn’t have to feel like this
But memories, can be ohh so ever haunting
But I won’t deny it but I wish I could hide it
But its better pretending like you do
That love is just a word on my birthday card
It was never ever easy getting
through to you I wish
( Chorus )
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
( Chorus )
Ohh how I wish
I didn’t have to love you like this
Only in my dreams and memories
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Pretending you still love me
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Ohh how I wish I never
I wish I didn’t love you like this
Lyrics submitted by p609
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