"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.
Met him on a Sunday
Oh, it was first day of the rest of my life, oh
(Haven't been the same, since you called my name, everything has changed)
Made me bloom just like a flower
Since the first time we took a shower
Made love for hours (oh)
And I could feel the power of your love
Girl, I'll be true to thee
As long as your lovin' me, givin' you the best of me
Lovin' you is my destiny
I always put you first
(I always put you first)
(You do) And I'll never walk away
(Never walk away) Cause you give me more than anything
And in my heart
You'll always have a place
Baby boy, I'm here to stay
Cause I am your woman
[Chorus]
More than anything
More than a diamond ring with a stone in pink
You're been more to me lately
You mean more than those things
More than the air I breathe (more)
More than the food I eat (more)
More than the shoes on my feet (more)
Oh, you are more than to me
The moment that I saw you
Knew I was crazy for you
The look in your eyes
(Said those things, many things to me)
Girl, join this walk with me
Believe me when I say,
I'm with you for life,
Right by your side, make you my wife
Girl, I'll be true to thee
As long as your lovin' me, givin' you the best of me
Lovin' you is my destiny
(I always put you first)
(You do) And I'll never walk away
(Never walk away) Cause you give me more than anything
And in my heart
You'll always have a place
Baby boy, I'm here to stay
Cause I am your woman (yes you are, yes you are)
I am your woman, boo
[Chorus: x2]
You're my autumn when the seasons change
Falling in love, can't wait to change to rain
Boy, you're like the sun rays
Shining down on a special day
Like sand to a beach
The sweet to a peach
You make my heart beat
Change me from Miss to Mrs.
Granted all my wishes, you're more
[Chorus]
More than a friend becomes a lover
Here to the end don't want no other
Through thick and thin
We've got each other
More than anything
I ask for
Or pray for
You are my joy, oh
Oh, it was first day of the rest of my life, oh
(Haven't been the same, since you called my name, everything has changed)
Made me bloom just like a flower
Since the first time we took a shower
Made love for hours (oh)
And I could feel the power of your love
Girl, I'll be true to thee
As long as your lovin' me, givin' you the best of me
Lovin' you is my destiny
I always put you first
(I always put you first)
(You do) And I'll never walk away
(Never walk away) Cause you give me more than anything
And in my heart
You'll always have a place
Baby boy, I'm here to stay
Cause I am your woman
[Chorus]
More than anything
More than a diamond ring with a stone in pink
You're been more to me lately
You mean more than those things
More than the air I breathe (more)
More than the food I eat (more)
More than the shoes on my feet (more)
Oh, you are more than to me
The moment that I saw you
Knew I was crazy for you
The look in your eyes
(Said those things, many things to me)
Girl, join this walk with me
Believe me when I say,
I'm with you for life,
Right by your side, make you my wife
Girl, I'll be true to thee
As long as your lovin' me, givin' you the best of me
Lovin' you is my destiny
(I always put you first)
(You do) And I'll never walk away
(Never walk away) Cause you give me more than anything
And in my heart
You'll always have a place
Baby boy, I'm here to stay
Cause I am your woman (yes you are, yes you are)
I am your woman, boo
[Chorus: x2]
You're my autumn when the seasons change
Falling in love, can't wait to change to rain
Boy, you're like the sun rays
Shining down on a special day
Like sand to a beach
The sweet to a peach
You make my heart beat
Change me from Miss to Mrs.
Granted all my wishes, you're more
[Chorus]
More than a friend becomes a lover
Here to the end don't want no other
Through thick and thin
We've got each other
More than anything
I ask for
Or pray for
You are my joy, oh
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