"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.
You can be a million miles away from me
You can be kissin' another man's lips
But I'm your man, I'm your man
If tomorrow would stay behind
And my eyes that never wake up
I'm your man, I'm your man
I pray to God, I pray for time
I pray I can hold you in my arms
Pray with me eternally
Time is forever ours
It's the way that you smile
It's the way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
You can be a million miles away from me
You can be kissin' another man's lips
But I'm your man, I'm your man
They can take away my heart and my soul
They can tell me you don't love me no more
But I'm your man, I'm your man
I won't give up,
I won't let you down
I promise to always be by your side
Pray for faith, pray for you
Pray that we'll always be
It's the way that you smile
It's way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way your weak
It's the way that you're strong
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way you believe
And the love that you give
Why I always want to be your man
I pray to God, I pray for time
I pray I can hold you in my arms
Pray with me eternally
Time is forever ours
It's the way that you smile
It's the way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way your weak
The way that you're strong
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way you believe
It's the love that you give
Why I always want to be your man
Why I always want to be your man
Why I always want to be your man
You can be kissin' another man's lips
But I'm your man, I'm your man
If tomorrow would stay behind
And my eyes that never wake up
I'm your man, I'm your man
I pray to God, I pray for time
I pray I can hold you in my arms
Pray with me eternally
Time is forever ours
It's the way that you smile
It's the way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
You can be a million miles away from me
You can be kissin' another man's lips
But I'm your man, I'm your man
They can take away my heart and my soul
They can tell me you don't love me no more
But I'm your man, I'm your man
I won't give up,
I won't let you down
I promise to always be by your side
Pray for faith, pray for you
Pray that we'll always be
It's the way that you smile
It's way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way your weak
It's the way that you're strong
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way you believe
And the love that you give
Why I always want to be your man
I pray to God, I pray for time
I pray I can hold you in my arms
Pray with me eternally
Time is forever ours
It's the way that you smile
It's the way that you cry
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way that I feel, when I feel you inside
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way your weak
The way that you're strong
Why I always want to be your man
It's the way you believe
It's the love that you give
Why I always want to be your man
Why I always want to be your man
Why I always want to be your man
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I'm Your Man Lyrics as written by Enrique M Iglesias Enrique Iglesias
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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