"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.
Another late night in the city, the department stores are closed
Passing time, marching through the rising snow
I've been sitting around, been wondering
What to do and where to go from here
Well the night is young and there just might be something out there
I met her after midnight, as the band was plugging in
My winter hat, matched the color of her eyes
He was looking at me, across the crowded room
And it was dark but I swear I saw his light shining through
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Come in out of the cold, she said
Your hands are freezing up
As the glow of the moon cast a shadow on the wall
Tick tock of rhythm of the clock wouldn't stop
But, we both knew we had to stay
Cause a love like this doesn't come around everyday
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Now that I found you I'll work hard to keep you here
You're the only one who understands me
Close your eyes and open, ever I'm away
I'll be smiling cause your love's surrounding me
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of a moving car
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Passing time, marching through the rising snow
I've been sitting around, been wondering
What to do and where to go from here
Well the night is young and there just might be something out there
I met her after midnight, as the band was plugging in
My winter hat, matched the color of her eyes
He was looking at me, across the crowded room
And it was dark but I swear I saw his light shining through
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Come in out of the cold, she said
Your hands are freezing up
As the glow of the moon cast a shadow on the wall
Tick tock of rhythm of the clock wouldn't stop
But, we both knew we had to stay
Cause a love like this doesn't come around everyday
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Now that I found you I'll work hard to keep you here
You're the only one who understands me
Close your eyes and open, ever I'm away
I'll be smiling cause your love's surrounding me
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of our favorite bars
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
We find love in the strangest spots
In the back of a moving car
Let me walk you home tonight
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Listen to the city's beating heart
Lyrics submitted by crounsa810
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