"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.
I want to hold you in my arms
'Till you say turn you lose
I want to do the things for you
'Till you say it ain't no use
I want to wake you every morning
With a good morning kiss
I want to kiss you to sleep the same way
'Cause I know you like this
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya,
Ooo, eee, I love you
I want to say sweet things to you
'Till you say I said enough
I want to stand right by your side
When the goin' gets tough
I want to mend your broken heart
'Till you say the hurt is gone
I want to stay with you always
So that you won't be alone
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya
Ooo, eee, like I love you
I want to work for you every day
'Till you say come home and rest
I want to buy you pretty things
So you can look your best
I want to take you everywhere
So the world can see what I got
I want to treat you with tender love
'Till you say I've got to stop
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya love ya, love ya, love ya
I love ya, love ya, love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya
Yes I love ya
'Till you say turn you lose
I want to do the things for you
'Till you say it ain't no use
I want to wake you every morning
With a good morning kiss
I want to kiss you to sleep the same way
'Cause I know you like this
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya,
Ooo, eee, I love you
I want to say sweet things to you
'Till you say I said enough
I want to stand right by your side
When the goin' gets tough
I want to mend your broken heart
'Till you say the hurt is gone
I want to stay with you always
So that you won't be alone
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya
Ooo, eee, like I love you
I want to work for you every day
'Till you say come home and rest
I want to buy you pretty things
So you can look your best
I want to take you everywhere
So the world can see what I got
I want to treat you with tender love
'Till you say I've got to stop
I want to do everything for you
'Cause that's all that man can do
When he loves a woman like I love you
And I love ya love ya, love ya, love ya
I love ya, love ya, love ya, love ya
Love ya, love ya, love ya
Yes I love ya
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