"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.
Tell me it's over
Tell me we finally made it through
The comfort in silence
Turns to panic once again
We're caught in a landslide
We're dirty, we're broken
Black and blue
The feeling is lost in every signal that we send
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
Say what you can't say
Say it's the end, say anything
There's something to find
In all the places that you fear
Lost in a moment
When it's only me and you
There is no other place I'd rather be but here
And those are the only times that make the world disappear
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
Can't we see it's time to let go?
There's no saving this tomorrow
But it's just so hard to say goodbye
Tell me it's over
Tell me we finally made it through
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay, yeah
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
When you're happy the hard way
When you're happy the hard way
Tell me we finally made it through
The comfort in silence
Turns to panic once again
We're caught in a landslide
We're dirty, we're broken
Black and blue
The feeling is lost in every signal that we send
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
Say what you can't say
Say it's the end, say anything
There's something to find
In all the places that you fear
Lost in a moment
When it's only me and you
There is no other place I'd rather be but here
And those are the only times that make the world disappear
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
Can't we see it's time to let go?
There's no saving this tomorrow
But it's just so hard to say goodbye
Tell me it's over
Tell me we finally made it through
How could a love hurt this bad?
How could we lose all that we had?
Why do we follow through?
What keeps us hanging on?
We lived like a storm and let it ride
For all of the times we felt alive
But sometimes love just can't make you stay, yeah
But sometimes love just can't make you stay
When you're happy the hard way
When you're happy the hard way
When you're happy the hard way
Lyrics submitted by dec0rated_emergency
Happy The Hard Way Lyrics as written by James Francis Deeghan David Ryan Strauchman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Fast Car
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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".
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No Surprises
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Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Magical
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Love this song sooo much!! ...although it was first discovered by me when I related to it the most. I was a wreck from losing the man I loved after he was relocated across the country for a job. What we had together wasn't comparable to any other bond between two people that I'd ever met and is destroyed me when we decided it may just have to be our end... after years of such intense ups and downs together. After months of him being gone, it we decided that we had to let go. We want nothing more than for the other to be happy even though it breaks both of us into pieces to let go. I still wonder if I'll ever move past our relationship enough to allow another person close to me. He'll always be "My Jon" and I'll always be "His Amy". :'(