"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.
I bet you lie awake at night trying to make up your sweet mind
wonderin if you'll ever find just what you want
a hometown number one
or a california loaded gun
but you you'll only get one
ohh thats what you thought
and heres what you got
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
be your anything
if you want hard to get
if you want (laugh)
all you have to do is let me know
if you want a bumby ride
or someone with a softer side
either one will be alright
just let me know
cause this is how it goes
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
it's not like i'm giving up who i am for you
but with someone like you it's so easy to do
and
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
thats what you need
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
wonderin if you'll ever find just what you want
a hometown number one
or a california loaded gun
but you you'll only get one
ohh thats what you thought
and heres what you got
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
be your anything
if you want hard to get
if you want (laugh)
all you have to do is let me know
if you want a bumby ride
or someone with a softer side
either one will be alright
just let me know
cause this is how it goes
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
it's not like i'm giving up who i am for you
but with someone like you it's so easy to do
and
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
thats what you need
i could be your baby blue jeans
with the holes in the knees
in the bottom of the top drawer
i could be a little beauty queen just a little out of reach
or the girl living next door
i'll be your angel giving up her wings
if thats what you need
i'd give everything to be your anyhting
Lyrics submitted by ktdnls
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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this song is about a girl whos completely in love with a guy and would do anuthing for him and knows its easey to lose herself in him but shes ok with that
Taylor Swift, where is your inner feminist...
WOW!!! This is one of her best songs! I don't know why its not on the CD. She performed it at age 15 at the NAMM show. Heres a great video of her performing it! SHE IS GORGEOUS! youtube.com/watch
can i download this anywhere?
yea.. where did you find this song at?
um the line is "i could be your favorite blue jeans"
if you go to her main fansite, im not sure whats its called. and then go to media you can download it
What the h*** does that "(laugh)" mean ?! Or am I just being dirty-minded ? xD