"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.
Talk to me baby
Oh?
Never find a love like this
Oh?
Hey, let's go!
Never find a love like this
We go back so far
Swinging in your back yard
All the things that we used to do
We were cool back in high school
Oh I really liked you
Must have been your attitude
That's why you keep on running
In and out of my mind
As the years they'll roll by
Baby, now I know why
I keep coming back to you
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
Well this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap your world around me
Never find a love like this
All the guys tried to take me
You're the one who saved me
I feel like I owe you my life
And as strange as it may seem
I'll go if you take me
I'm willing to sacrifice
That's why you keep on running
In and out of my mind
As the years they'll roll by
Baby, now I know why
I keep coming back to you
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
'Cause this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your hear
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap you all around me
Never find a love like this
May never find a love, love, love a love like this
That still make me think about my middle school kiss
I sit here in this chair and I wish
For you not to leave me now
My friends they always told me
Not to make you my wifey
Man they was putting you down
And now they see we rolling
Me and you, we strolling
They don't wanna come around
Let me hear you say
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
When this life tries to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap you all around me
Never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've show me
Never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this?
When this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh?
Never find a love like this
Oh?
Hey, let's go!
Never find a love like this
We go back so far
Swinging in your back yard
All the things that we used to do
We were cool back in high school
Oh I really liked you
Must have been your attitude
That's why you keep on running
In and out of my mind
As the years they'll roll by
Baby, now I know why
I keep coming back to you
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
Well this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap your world around me
Never find a love like this
All the guys tried to take me
You're the one who saved me
I feel like I owe you my life
And as strange as it may seem
I'll go if you take me
I'm willing to sacrifice
That's why you keep on running
In and out of my mind
As the years they'll roll by
Baby, now I know why
I keep coming back to you
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
'Cause this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your hear
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap you all around me
Never find a love like this
May never find a love, love, love a love like this
That still make me think about my middle school kiss
I sit here in this chair and I wish
For you not to leave me now
My friends they always told me
Not to make you my wifey
Man they was putting you down
And now they see we rolling
Me and you, we strolling
They don't wanna come around
Let me hear you say
You're the only one that knows me
Love it when you hold me
Never find a love like this
Let me hear you say
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've shown me
Never find a love like this
When this life tries to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
I'm so glad you found me
Wrap you all around me
Never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Now I'll never be lonely
Look at what you've show me
Never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this?
When this life tried to keep us apart
You keep calling me back to your heart
Let me hear you say
Oh, never find a love like this
Oh, never find a love like this
Lyrics submitted by xthatxkiddx
Love Like This Lyrics as written by Wayne Wilkins Louis Biancaniello
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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