"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.
In the space between the words
In the silence of your eyes
In the hands that know the touch
It’s the way I feel inside
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
It’s the beating of your heart
It’s the tear I have to hide
It’s the sound of your guitar
It’s the way I feel inside
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
If you need a shoulder
Or someone to hold you
I’ll keep my arms open wide
I’ll be the one who loves you
I’ll be right there by your side
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down (I’ll never let you down)
And I’ll never go away (And I’ll never go away)
And if your ever feeling down (And if your ever feeling down)
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
In the space between the words
In the silence of your eyes
In the hands that know the touch
It’s the way I feel inside
In the silence of your eyes
In the hands that know the touch
It’s the way I feel inside
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
It’s the beating of your heart
It’s the tear I have to hide
It’s the sound of your guitar
It’s the way I feel inside
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
If you need a shoulder
Or someone to hold you
I’ll keep my arms open wide
I’ll be the one who loves you
I’ll be right there by your side
Here we are
Dancing cross this floor together
With every step I take I seem to want you more than ever
You made me love you
Look into my eyes
I want to tell you
I’ll never let you down (I’ll never let you down)
And I’ll never go away (And I’ll never go away)
And if your ever feeling down (And if your ever feeling down)
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step away
I’ll never let you down
And I’ll never go away
And if your ever feeling down
I’m just a step, just a step, just a step away
In the space between the words
In the silence of your eyes
In the hands that know the touch
It’s the way I feel inside
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Just a Step Away Lyrics as written by Larry Alan Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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