"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.
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those nights I lye awake
You got me nervous about the love that we don't make
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You've got me wondering if you ever lye awake
You've got me nervous about the chances I don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Now that you've got me where you want me it's on me to be the best that I can
I'll bring the bread because girl you the jam
A sight for sore eyes it's your eyes that keep me moving at night
I'd be willing to fight
You've got me fighting through the winter
Whoa you got me waiting for
the summer you sun to shine
You got me waiting on the weather
You got me waiting for the fall to make you mine oh baby
If you love me show a sign
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those chances i don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Oh girl don't tell me that you're
leaving I'm screaming for you to give me a chance
You've got my heart so could
I please have this dance
Oh girl it's high time that you shine and give this city some light
Let's leave a mark on tonight
You've got me fighting through the winter
Whoa you got me waiting for the summer you sun to shine
You got me waiting on the weather
You got me waiting for the fall to
make you mine oh baby
If you love me show a sign
I've been waiting forever
forever
For a Night like this
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those nights I lye awake
You've got me nervous
about the love that we don't make
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me wondering if you ever lye awake
You got me nervous about these chances I don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Oh girl lets talk about the way you make me shake
Oh got me nervous about the way you make me shake
Oh girl I love the way the way you make me shake
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those nights I lye awake
You got me nervous about the love that we don't make
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You've got me wondering if you ever lye awake
You've got me nervous about the chances I don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Now that you've got me where you want me it's on me to be the best that I can
I'll bring the bread because girl you the jam
A sight for sore eyes it's your eyes that keep me moving at night
I'd be willing to fight
You've got me fighting through the winter
Whoa you got me waiting for
the summer you sun to shine
You got me waiting on the weather
You got me waiting for the fall to make you mine oh baby
If you love me show a sign
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those chances i don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Oh girl don't tell me that you're
leaving I'm screaming for you to give me a chance
You've got my heart so could
I please have this dance
Oh girl it's high time that you shine and give this city some light
Let's leave a mark on tonight
You've got me fighting through the winter
Whoa you got me waiting for the summer you sun to shine
You got me waiting on the weather
You got me waiting for the fall to
make you mine oh baby
If you love me show a sign
I've been waiting forever
forever
For a Night like this
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me thinking on those nights I lye awake
You've got me nervous
about the love that we don't make
This is a song about the way you make me shake
You got me wondering if you ever lye awake
You got me nervous about these chances I don't take
Just take my heart because it's yours to hold and yours to break
The way you make me shake
Oh girl lets talk about the way you make me shake
Oh got me nervous about the way you make me shake
Oh girl I love the way the way you make me shake
This is a song about the way you make me shake
Lyrics submitted by aristuma21
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Great version of a great song,
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