"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.
(Da da da da da da)
People say love
Comes and goes, but
They don't understand
What they don't know
'Cause, what I feel starts
Deep inside
It's kinda like a sea
That springs into life
They say it's not right
And we move too fast
But they don't know the meaning
Of what we have
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To whatever people say
Whenever it is in my life
Know that I will be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in our way
(Da da da da da da)
When you're far and
We're apart
I'm really missing you
I wanna be where you are
They say it's not right (it's not right)
And it won't last (it won't last)
And there's no point believing
What we have
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To what other people say
Whenever it is in my life
I'll be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in my way
And if you're lost
I'm gonna find you
'Cause without you
I'll break down and cry
And you know why
I wanna surround you
With all my love
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Takes, I'll try
Pay no mind
To whatever other people say
In my life
Be on time (you know I'll be on time)
You know why
There's no standing in our way
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To whatever other people say
Whenever it is in my life
Know that I will be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in our way
(Da da da da da da)
People say love
Comes and goes, but
They don't understand
What they don't know
'Cause, what I feel starts
Deep inside
It's kinda like a sea
That springs into life
They say it's not right
And we move too fast
But they don't know the meaning
Of what we have
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To whatever people say
Whenever it is in my life
Know that I will be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in our way
(Da da da da da da)
When you're far and
We're apart
I'm really missing you
I wanna be where you are
They say it's not right (it's not right)
And it won't last (it won't last)
And there's no point believing
What we have
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To what other people say
Whenever it is in my life
I'll be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in my way
And if you're lost
I'm gonna find you
'Cause without you
I'll break down and cry
And you know why
I wanna surround you
With all my love
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Takes, I'll try
Pay no mind
To whatever other people say
In my life
Be on time (you know I'll be on time)
You know why
There's no standing in our way
Wherever it is, I'll fly
Whatever it takes, I'll try
So don't pay no mind
To whatever other people say
Whenever it is in my life
Know that I will be on time
'Cause you know why
There's no standing in our way
(Da da da da da da)
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Whatever It Takes Lyrics as written by Tony Reyes Leona Lewis
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