"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.
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah oh
Ah ah ah ah
I always knew you were the best
The coolest girl I know
So prettier than all the rest
The star of my show
So many times I wished you'd be the one for me
I never knew it'd get like this, girl, what you do to me
You're who I'm thinking of
Girl, you ain't my runner-up
And no matter what you're always number one
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without, that's you, that's you
You're my special
Little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
You're used to going out your way to impress these Mr. Wrongs
But you can be yourself for me, I'll take you as you are
I know they said, "Believe in love," is a dream that can't be real
So, girl, let's write a fairy tale
And show 'em how we feel
You're who I'm thinking of
Girl, you ain't my runner-up
And no matter what you're always number one
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without, that's you, that's you
You're my special little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
You take my breath away
With everything you say
I just wanna be with you
My baby, my baby, oh
Promise I'll play no games
Treat you no other way than you deserve
'Cause you're the girl of my dreams
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without that's you, that's you
You're my special little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
(My prized possession)
(One and only)
(Adore ya)
(Girl, I want ya) I want you
(The one I can't live without, that's you), that's you, (that's you), that's you
(You're my special little lady) You're my special little lady
(The one that makes me crazy) The one that makes me crazy
(Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you) You're my favorite girl
(My favorite, my favorite, my favorite) My favorite girl
(My favorite girl, my favorite girl) My favorite girl
(My favorite, my favorite, my favorite) My favorite girl
(My favorite girl, my favorite girl) My favorite girl
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah oh
Ah ah ah ah
I always knew you were the best
The coolest girl I know
So prettier than all the rest
The star of my show
So many times I wished you'd be the one for me
I never knew it'd get like this, girl, what you do to me
You're who I'm thinking of
Girl, you ain't my runner-up
And no matter what you're always number one
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without, that's you, that's you
You're my special
Little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
You're used to going out your way to impress these Mr. Wrongs
But you can be yourself for me, I'll take you as you are
I know they said, "Believe in love," is a dream that can't be real
So, girl, let's write a fairy tale
And show 'em how we feel
You're who I'm thinking of
Girl, you ain't my runner-up
And no matter what you're always number one
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without, that's you, that's you
You're my special little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
My favorite, my favorite, my favorite
My favorite girl, my favorite girl
You take my breath away
With everything you say
I just wanna be with you
My baby, my baby, oh
Promise I'll play no games
Treat you no other way than you deserve
'Cause you're the girl of my dreams
My prized possession
One and only
Adore ya
Girl, I want ya
The one I can't live without that's you, that's you
You're my special little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you
(My prized possession)
(One and only)
(Adore ya)
(Girl, I want ya) I want you
(The one I can't live without, that's you), that's you, (that's you), that's you
(You're my special little lady) You're my special little lady
(The one that makes me crazy) The one that makes me crazy
(Of all the girls I've ever known, it's you, it's you) You're my favorite girl
(My favorite, my favorite, my favorite) My favorite girl
(My favorite girl, my favorite girl) My favorite girl
(My favorite, my favorite, my favorite) My favorite girl
(My favorite girl, my favorite girl) My favorite girl
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Amazing
Ed Sheeran
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so cute.. :)