"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]
You look so hesitant babe,
And you won't let down your guard
Cause somebody broke your heart
I'm on a mission to fix that
Theres no way in hell he's coming back.
You get so sensitive when,
Its not the way it was, the way he causes a fuss
When you would show up 10 minutes late
(Tick tick tock) [Repeat: x2]
Like you never ever make mistakes
(Tick tick tock)
[Bridge]
Baby let me hold you
Baby let me show you
I can do it better baby like he was supposed to
I'll make you forget him,
Forget you was with him
Cause you fell in love & lost so much,
Now I'm here to pick you up.
[Chorus]
(Pick it up, pick it up)
I'm picking up the pieces
(Pick it up, pick it up)
Of you heart im healing you,you
If your ready to love again,
Then baby reach for my hand, and know that I can
(Pick it up, pick it up)
And put you back together
(Pick it up, pick it up,)
I'll be there through whatever
If your ready to trust again and ready
To take a chance
Girl you know,you know ill pick you up again.
[Verse 2]
You haven't got out of your bed,
You stain your pillow case with tears
Running down your face
I know what happened in your past
All of the things you didn't have
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x2]
Baby you wont regret
I keep my promises
If your looking for some good love,
Girl I got that good love
You know you want that good love
Yeah
[Chorus]
You look so hesitant babe,
And you won't let down your guard
Cause somebody broke your heart
I'm on a mission to fix that
Theres no way in hell he's coming back.
You get so sensitive when,
Its not the way it was, the way he causes a fuss
When you would show up 10 minutes late
(Tick tick tock) [Repeat: x2]
Like you never ever make mistakes
(Tick tick tock)
[Bridge]
Baby let me hold you
Baby let me show you
I can do it better baby like he was supposed to
I'll make you forget him,
Forget you was with him
Cause you fell in love & lost so much,
Now I'm here to pick you up.
[Chorus]
(Pick it up, pick it up)
I'm picking up the pieces
(Pick it up, pick it up)
Of you heart im healing you,you
If your ready to love again,
Then baby reach for my hand, and know that I can
(Pick it up, pick it up)
And put you back together
(Pick it up, pick it up,)
I'll be there through whatever
If your ready to trust again and ready
To take a chance
Girl you know,you know ill pick you up again.
[Verse 2]
You haven't got out of your bed,
You stain your pillow case with tears
Running down your face
I know what happened in your past
All of the things you didn't have
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Repeat: x2]
Baby you wont regret
I keep my promises
If your looking for some good love,
Girl I got that good love
You know you want that good love
Yeah
[Chorus]
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