"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.
Love is the place where we came from
Created in passion, and harmony
And why can't we live with this love?
Together in humanity
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
We are all apart of this great wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
Take one look at what's around you
It's all apart, of who you are
Love is what makes you stronger
No matter near or far
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday is a miracle, a wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
Oh, oh
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday the world keeps on movin'
Surely it wants, and wait for you
So you better enjoy what you're doing
Every second, every minute, every hour, of the way
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday is a miracle, a wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
We are all apart of this great wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
Created in passion, and harmony
And why can't we live with this love?
Together in humanity
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
We are all apart of this great wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
Take one look at what's around you
It's all apart, of who you are
Love is what makes you stronger
No matter near or far
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday is a miracle, a wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
Oh, oh
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday the world keeps on movin'
Surely it wants, and wait for you
So you better enjoy what you're doing
Every second, every minute, every hour, of the way
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
Everyday is a miracle, a wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
When daylight surrenders into twilight
And ten billion stars light up the night
We are all apart of this great wonder
And Earth keeps on spinnin' in the light
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Wonder of Life Lyrics as written by Lars Frederiksen Kaya Bruehl
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