"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.
[Sharice]
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
I'm about romance
When it comes to my man
This is how we get down
Hugging and kissing and candlelight all around
Takes me to a place
It's like a natural high
And you wanna know why
His loving fills me up, I just can't get enough
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Baby, rub my back
You know I like it like that
As a matter of fact
There is nothing that I would not do for you
I'm your girl for life
Not just for one night
Baby, I hope it's alright
'Cause everyday this kind of love just don't come to you
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
You make me feel so sexy
You know that's what you do
And if you act right, boy
I'll make you feel it, too
[Karif]
You the wifey type ballers wanna spend some dollars on her
Let's bounce, we out first class to Bahamas, mama
Diggin' ya whole persona, how you free of drama
You a queen, it's only right you with the Don Dada
Tried them other guys, you know your man's hotter
Gentleman scholar reef always come proper with a dime piece
Seven jeans, sexy so exotic, Gucci shades, Prada bag, Manolo Blahniks
[Sharice]
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
You make me feel so sexy
You know that's what you do
And if you act right, boy
I'll make you feel it, too
[Karif]
Let me feel that, hug that, kiss that, twist that
Feeling on your booty while you're rubbing on my six pack
Getting it while in back of a car, we need to relax
I'm fiend out likes it's drugs, I'm 'bout to relapse
Rose petals, oils, candle hot wax
Veuve Clicquot, Zinfandel and some Cognac
We both sexy, that's what keeps the love intact
It's your boy Rif, power move, holla, replay that(?)
[Sharice]
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy? (x2)
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
I'm about romance
When it comes to my man
This is how we get down
Hugging and kissing and candlelight all around
Takes me to a place
It's like a natural high
And you wanna know why
His loving fills me up, I just can't get enough
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Baby, rub my back
You know I like it like that
As a matter of fact
There is nothing that I would not do for you
I'm your girl for life
Not just for one night
Baby, I hope it's alright
'Cause everyday this kind of love just don't come to you
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
You make me feel so sexy
You know that's what you do
And if you act right, boy
I'll make you feel it, too
[Karif]
You the wifey type ballers wanna spend some dollars on her
Let's bounce, we out first class to Bahamas, mama
Diggin' ya whole persona, how you free of drama
You a queen, it's only right you with the Don Dada
Tried them other guys, you know your man's hotter
Gentleman scholar reef always come proper with a dime piece
Seven jeans, sexy so exotic, Gucci shades, Prada bag, Manolo Blahniks
[Sharice]
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
You make me feel so sexy
You know that's what you do
And if you act right, boy
I'll make you feel it, too
[Karif]
Let me feel that, hug that, kiss that, twist that
Feeling on your booty while you're rubbing on my six pack
Getting it while in back of a car, we need to relax
I'm fiend out likes it's drugs, I'm 'bout to relapse
Rose petals, oils, candle hot wax
Veuve Clicquot, Zinfandel and some Cognac
We both sexy, that's what keeps the love intact
It's your boy Rif, power move, holla, replay that(?)
[Sharice]
Come on and wine and dine me
Bring me flowers and candy
Kiss me, tell me you love me
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy?
Come on and wine and dine me
Whisper, tell me you need me
Pinch me, I must be dreaming
Don't you know you make me feel so sexy? (x2)
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
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