"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.
The breeze with snow and mistletoe
The presents under the tree
A gingerbread riding on a sled
It's the perfect Christmas to me
The Candy Canes on Santa's lane
The stockings up on the wall
When sleigh bells ring and children sing
"Peace on earth and good will to all."
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
It's Rudolph with his nose so bright
The songs we love to hear
All is come and all is right
It's the perfect time of the year
The decorations and celebrations
It's almost Christmas day
The night before, anticipating
Santa on his way
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
And just like each and every year
I'll always make one wish
'Cause having all of you right here
Is the perfect Christmas gift
The Candy Canes on Santa's lane
The stockings up on the wall
When sleigh bells ring and children sing
"Peace on earth and good will to all."
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
(It's the perfect Christmas)
It's the perfect time for singing
The whole world in harmony
It's the perfect Christmas to me
(Perfect to me-Yeah)
It's the perfect Christmas to me
The presents under the tree
A gingerbread riding on a sled
It's the perfect Christmas to me
The Candy Canes on Santa's lane
The stockings up on the wall
When sleigh bells ring and children sing
"Peace on earth and good will to all."
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
It's Rudolph with his nose so bright
The songs we love to hear
All is come and all is right
It's the perfect time of the year
The decorations and celebrations
It's almost Christmas day
The night before, anticipating
Santa on his way
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
And just like each and every year
I'll always make one wish
'Cause having all of you right here
Is the perfect Christmas gift
The Candy Canes on Santa's lane
The stockings up on the wall
When sleigh bells ring and children sing
"Peace on earth and good will to all."
It's the perfect holiday
Together with the family
It's the perfect Christmas to me
(It's the perfect Christmas)
It's the perfect time for singing
The whole world in harmony
It's the perfect Christmas to me
(Perfect to me-Yeah)
It's the perfect Christmas to me
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The Perfect Christmas Lyrics as written by Jay I. Landers Matthew Gerrard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Walt Disney Music Company, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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