"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.
'Cause I've been sitting back, no chance of falling, hoping that nothing ever blows (no, no)
Boy, did you ever think that loving would be nothing more than walking me home? (no, no)
'Cause I've been sitting back, no chance of falling, hoping that nothing ever blows (yeah, yeah)
Boy, did you ever think that loving would be nothing more than walking me home? (no, no)
Did you tell him? No, no, no
Give him kisses? No, no, no
Whisper honey? No, no, no
You're god delicious? Hell no!
Were you dancing? No, no, no
Sweet as toffee? No, no, no
Get his number? No, no, no
Get him out of coffee? Hell yeah!
Get him out of coffee? Hell yeah!
I can't deny the way my
D-d-dirty mind is saying
"Lover, come and get me!" (get me)
But for a while I bought that d-d-dirty style,
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
But you're knock knock knoking again, boy
Whoa oh, couldn't be good enough,
Gonna keep you waiting
Knock knock knocking again, boy
Whoa oh, get your sugar
Rush and do a little chasing
Did you tell him? No, no, no
Give him kisses? No, no, no
Whisper honey? No, no, no
You're god delicious? Hell no!
From top to bottom,
I'm the woman sunshine
He knows that reason will believe in my side
I give you nothing 'til you show me
Something, something, something
'cause damn good loving's what I'm really
Wanting, wanting, wanting
I can't deny the way my
D-d-dirty mind is saying
"Lover, come and get me!" (get me)
But for a while I bought that d-d-dirty style,
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
Boy, did you ever think that loving would be nothing more than walking me home? (no, no)
'Cause I've been sitting back, no chance of falling, hoping that nothing ever blows (yeah, yeah)
Boy, did you ever think that loving would be nothing more than walking me home? (no, no)
Did you tell him? No, no, no
Give him kisses? No, no, no
Whisper honey? No, no, no
You're god delicious? Hell no!
Were you dancing? No, no, no
Sweet as toffee? No, no, no
Get his number? No, no, no
Get him out of coffee? Hell yeah!
Get him out of coffee? Hell yeah!
I can't deny the way my
D-d-dirty mind is saying
"Lover, come and get me!" (get me)
But for a while I bought that d-d-dirty style,
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
But you're knock knock knoking again, boy
Whoa oh, couldn't be good enough,
Gonna keep you waiting
Knock knock knocking again, boy
Whoa oh, get your sugar
Rush and do a little chasing
Did you tell him? No, no, no
Give him kisses? No, no, no
Whisper honey? No, no, no
You're god delicious? Hell no!
From top to bottom,
I'm the woman sunshine
He knows that reason will believe in my side
I give you nothing 'til you show me
Something, something, something
'cause damn good loving's what I'm really
Wanting, wanting, wanting
I can't deny the way my
D-d-dirty mind is saying
"Lover, come and get me!" (get me)
But for a while I bought that d-d-dirty style,
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
When I discovered that it's sexy, sexy!
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