"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.
If I were a dreamer I would have my way Off to the gardened every day we would play Intoxicated by the flowers in blume We'd steal away and get us a room where I can take you there's so much left to show you my head is spinning with all these things we keep in
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
As I'm wrapped up in the middle with you Imortalizing all the things that you do Living in the city of light Off to the garden at night where I can take you there's so much left to show you the world is spinning with all these things I keep in
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
I can see by the look on your face and the tone of your voice You've got something to say those things that you said was it all in my head abnd its driving me wild I will take you alone I will make you my own, I will tell you no lies the things that we've done well its not just for fun, now I'm so uninspired
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
As I'm wrapped up in the middle with you Imortalizing all the things that you do Living in the city of light Off to the garden at night where I can take you there's so much left to show you the world is spinning with all these things I keep in
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
I can see by the look on your face and the tone of your voice You've got something to say those things that you said was it all in my head abnd its driving me wild I will take you alone I will make you my own, I will tell you no lies the things that we've done well its not just for fun, now I'm so uninspired
And it won't be long till I find out that we're not who I think we are And as you turn away I will be One more of your shooting stars
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Dreamer Lyrics as written by Ken Ramm Byron Kent Wong
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