"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.
Jeanny, komm', come on
Steh' auf, bitte
Du wirst ganz nass
Schon spät, komm'
Wir müssen weg hier
Raus aus dem Wald
Verstehst du nicht?
Wo ist dein Schuh?
Du hast ihn verloren
Als ich dir den Weg zeigen musste
Wer hat verloren?
Du, dich?
Ich mich?
Oder
Oder, wir uns?
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who needs you (hey, babe)
Es ist kalt
Wir müssen weg hier, komm'
Dein Lippenstift ist verwischt
Du hast ihn gekauft und
Und ich habe es gesehen
Zuviel rot auf deinen Lippen
Und du hast gesagt: „Mach mich nicht an“
Aber du warst durchschaut
Augen sagen mehr als Worte
Du brauchst mich doch, hmm?
Alle wissen, dass wir zusammen sind ab heute
Jetzt hör' ich sie
Sie kommen
Sie kommen dich zu holen
Sie werden dich nicht finden
Niemand wird dich finden
Du bist bei mir
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you, baby)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you, baby)
(Na na, Jeanny)
„Newsflash
In den letzten Monaten
Ist die Zahl der vermissten Personen dramatisch angestiegen
Die jüngste Veröffentlichung der lokalen Polizeibehörde
Berichtet von einem weiteren tragischen Fall
Es handelt sich um ein neunzehnjähriges Mädchen
Das zuletzt vor vierzehn Tagen gesehen wurde
Die Polizei schließt die Möglichkeit nicht aus
Dass es sich hier um ein Verbrechen handelt“
Hey ah
As long as someone's gonna need you, babe, na na
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, Jeanny, Jeanny
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
Just know, there's someone who's gonna need you, baby
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams (quit living on dreams now)
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who's gonna need you
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world (cold world)
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Steh' auf, bitte
Du wirst ganz nass
Schon spät, komm'
Wir müssen weg hier
Raus aus dem Wald
Verstehst du nicht?
Wo ist dein Schuh?
Du hast ihn verloren
Als ich dir den Weg zeigen musste
Wer hat verloren?
Du, dich?
Ich mich?
Oder
Oder, wir uns?
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who needs you (hey, babe)
Es ist kalt
Wir müssen weg hier, komm'
Dein Lippenstift ist verwischt
Du hast ihn gekauft und
Und ich habe es gesehen
Zuviel rot auf deinen Lippen
Und du hast gesagt: „Mach mich nicht an“
Aber du warst durchschaut
Augen sagen mehr als Worte
Du brauchst mich doch, hmm?
Alle wissen, dass wir zusammen sind ab heute
Jetzt hör' ich sie
Sie kommen
Sie kommen dich zu holen
Sie werden dich nicht finden
Niemand wird dich finden
Du bist bei mir
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you, baby)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you, baby)
(Na na, Jeanny)
„Newsflash
In den letzten Monaten
Ist die Zahl der vermissten Personen dramatisch angestiegen
Die jüngste Veröffentlichung der lokalen Polizeibehörde
Berichtet von einem weiteren tragischen Fall
Es handelt sich um ein neunzehnjähriges Mädchen
Das zuletzt vor vierzehn Tagen gesehen wurde
Die Polizei schließt die Möglichkeit nicht aus
Dass es sich hier um ein Verbrechen handelt“
Hey ah
As long as someone's gonna need you, babe, na na
Jeanny, quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny, Jeanny, Jeanny
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
Just know, there's someone who's gonna need you, baby
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams (quit living on dreams now)
Jeanny, life is not what it seems
You're lost in the night
Don't wanna struggle and fight
There's someone who's gonna need you
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
Jeanny (Jeanny), life is not what it seems
Such a lonely little girl in a cold, cold world (cold world)
There's someone who needs you (there's someone who's gonna need you)
Jeanny (Jeanny), quit livin' on dreams
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Jeanny Lyrics as written by Robert Bolland Johann Hoelzel
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