"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.
Your tender smile gives me happy thoughts of you, hey baby
You got me so close to my dreams now they have to come true
Oh baby, nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Ooh baby, I don't wanna lose you
And when we touch our hearts beat in a steady pace, ooh baby
I'm tryin' hard not to show the blushin' over my face
Oh baby, you bring out the woman in me
What can I see that you can't see?
I like the way we carry on
Hope you understand my feelings (got me) baby, just a reeling
What can I do, ooh babe, ooh babe with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love (hooked oh, hooked oh, hooked on, hooked)
What can I do (hey, hey, hey, hey) with this feeling? With this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love, oh
What can I do (yeah baby) with this feeling? (this feeling, this feeling)
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love (ooh yeah)
Your eyes within me, they send me just a standin' me down
Oh baby, you're so fine
I'm so turned on on time and child, I got to move around
Yes I do
Over and over you astound me
It's such a pleasure to have you around
My lovin' arms would love to squeeze you
Ooh baby take it, I don't want to tease you
What can I do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah help me now)
What can I do?
What can I do, with this feeling? (yeah baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
Ooh
What can I do (ooh baby) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
Every, every, every, every, everyday
Nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Hope you understand these feelings (baby) me got me just a reeling
What can I do with this feeling?
I'm hooked on your love sweet love, love
Oh, oh yeah what can I do (what can I do babe) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (I gotta, I keep it, yeah)
What can I do?
With this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah, yeah, yeah oh help me now now)
What can I do (what can I do) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (oh yeah)
What can I do?
What can I do with this feeling? (with this feeling baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah, yeah, oh)
What can I do?
What can I do babe, with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (hmm uh this feeling babe)
What can I do with this feeling? (oh yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
What can I do with this feeling? (oh)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (everyday baby)
What can I do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (ooh I'm hooked, yeah I'm hooked)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (love)
What can I do with this feeling? (hey baby, hey baby, hey baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (with this feeling ooh)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love (you're some kind of fellow)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, every time I think about you)
Hooked on your love sweet love (I know I'm, I know I'm, I know I'm)
What can I do with this feeling? (I'm hooked, I'm hooked, yes baby, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love
You got me so close to my dreams now they have to come true
Oh baby, nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Ooh baby, I don't wanna lose you
And when we touch our hearts beat in a steady pace, ooh baby
I'm tryin' hard not to show the blushin' over my face
Oh baby, you bring out the woman in me
What can I see that you can't see?
I like the way we carry on
Hope you understand my feelings (got me) baby, just a reeling
What can I do, ooh babe, ooh babe with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love (hooked oh, hooked oh, hooked on, hooked)
What can I do (hey, hey, hey, hey) with this feeling? With this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love, oh
What can I do (yeah baby) with this feeling? (this feeling, this feeling)
Hooked on your love, sweet love, love (ooh yeah)
Your eyes within me, they send me just a standin' me down
Oh baby, you're so fine
I'm so turned on on time and child, I got to move around
Yes I do
Over and over you astound me
It's such a pleasure to have you around
My lovin' arms would love to squeeze you
Ooh baby take it, I don't want to tease you
What can I do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah help me now)
What can I do?
What can I do, with this feeling? (yeah baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
Ooh
What can I do (ooh baby) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
Every, every, every, every, everyday
Nothing to be shy about
Nothing we have to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Hope you understand these feelings (baby) me got me just a reeling
What can I do with this feeling?
I'm hooked on your love sweet love, love
Oh, oh yeah what can I do (what can I do babe) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (I gotta, I keep it, yeah)
What can I do?
With this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah, yeah, yeah oh help me now now)
What can I do (what can I do) with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (oh yeah)
What can I do?
What can I do with this feeling? (with this feeling baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (yeah, yeah, oh)
What can I do?
What can I do babe, with this feeling? (with this feeling)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (hmm uh this feeling babe)
What can I do with this feeling? (oh yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love love
What can I do with this feeling? (oh)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (everyday baby)
What can I do with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love (ooh I'm hooked, yeah I'm hooked)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (love)
What can I do with this feeling? (hey baby, hey baby, hey baby)
Hooked on your love sweet love love (with this feeling ooh)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love (you're some kind of fellow)
What can I do with this feeling? (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, every time I think about you)
Hooked on your love sweet love (I know I'm, I know I'm, I know I'm)
What can I do with this feeling? (I'm hooked, I'm hooked, yes baby, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hooked on your love sweet love
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