"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 been walkin' through life with a bullet proof vest
Shielding emotions,acting like I couldn't care less
I kept love at a distance my defenses were loced and alert
Then you say hello and the next thing I know
I'm ready to risk being hurt
No more protecting my heart
My soul is out of the dark now yes it is
I'm settin' my sails,tail winds prevail and I'm on my way
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
I been guilty of sayin' no when I could have said yes
My heart's history,well it hasn't been the best
But this time I'm trusting in somebody other then me
I built the walls tall,now there gonna fall
Got no more secrets to keep
No more protecting my heart
My soul is out of the dark now yes it is
I'm settin' my sails,tail winds prevail and I'm on my way
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
I been waitin',hesitatin',treadin' water,tryin' to stay afloat
But now I'm headin' in the right direction finally filled with hope
No more protecting my heart
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
Baby,I'm ready to start
No more protecting my heart
Shielding emotions,acting like I couldn't care less
I kept love at a distance my defenses were loced and alert
Then you say hello and the next thing I know
I'm ready to risk being hurt
No more protecting my heart
My soul is out of the dark now yes it is
I'm settin' my sails,tail winds prevail and I'm on my way
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
I been guilty of sayin' no when I could have said yes
My heart's history,well it hasn't been the best
But this time I'm trusting in somebody other then me
I built the walls tall,now there gonna fall
Got no more secrets to keep
No more protecting my heart
My soul is out of the dark now yes it is
I'm settin' my sails,tail winds prevail and I'm on my way
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
I been waitin',hesitatin',treadin' water,tryin' to stay afloat
But now I'm headin' in the right direction finally filled with hope
No more protecting my heart
You've got me lettin' my guard down baby
I want to see what love has offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protecting my heart
Baby,I'm ready to start
No more protecting my heart
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No More Protecting My Heart Lyrics as written by Annie Roboff Tim Nichols
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