"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.
So long my lovesick youngsters
Goodbye my used to be friends
I remember each vacation
Each day we wasted
It felt so different then
So long my Casanova
Fair well to my long lost friends
I remember all the kisses
The hits and misses
I never knew a love like this
After all the boys that I thought I loved before
I didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
After all the boys that I wished had loved me more
I didn't know what love was
Never had this feeling before
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Oh yeah you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
So long my traveling soldiers
Reminisce about the boy cross town
Peace to the wide eyed genius
With Hollywood dreams
Said he never wanted to be tied down
So long my high school teacher
Damn I had a crush but I couldn't reach ya
Remember all the guys
They were never right
I'm so glad I found you this time
After all the boys that I thought I loved before
I didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
After all the boys that I wished had loved me more
I didn't know what love was
Never had this feeling before
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Oh when I didn't know
I did not know
Til you let me know
And I didn't see
I could ever be
This happy
And I never loved
In a way that I do today
Oh I'll never be the same
Since your loving came my way
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Goodbye my used to be friends
I remember each vacation
Each day we wasted
It felt so different then
So long my Casanova
Fair well to my long lost friends
I remember all the kisses
The hits and misses
I never knew a love like this
After all the boys that I thought I loved before
I didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
After all the boys that I wished had loved me more
I didn't know what love was
Never had this feeling before
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Oh yeah you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
So long my traveling soldiers
Reminisce about the boy cross town
Peace to the wide eyed genius
With Hollywood dreams
Said he never wanted to be tied down
So long my high school teacher
Damn I had a crush but I couldn't reach ya
Remember all the guys
They were never right
I'm so glad I found you this time
After all the boys that I thought I loved before
I didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
After all the boys that I wished had loved me more
I didn't know what love was
Never had this feeling before
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Oh when I didn't know
I did not know
Til you let me know
And I didn't see
I could ever be
This happy
And I never loved
In a way that I do today
Oh I'll never be the same
Since your loving came my way
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Say you love me love me love me
You love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Until you loved me loved me loved me
But yeah you love me love me love me
Ooh you love me love me love me
Didn't know what love was
Til you knocked on my door
Lyrics submitted by Jasher0110
All the Boys Lyrics as written by Jerry Duplessis Arden Altino
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