"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.
Our story's tough has frankly ever green
And your body is the touch of most down by the water stream
And I love it when I take off my shoes
And take a walk to the wildest part of you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a bit of queen and blast around you
When I feel the forest socking in my morning dew
Yes that's when I feel the touch of wilderness in you
There's a country flavor in your honey tree
And while I'm here I think a lady drift all over me
And that water hole I always tasted thru
Blames out a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a bit of queen and blast around you
When I feel the forest socking in my morning dew
Yes that's when I feel the touch of wilderness in you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
And your body is the touch of most down by the water stream
And I love it when I take off my shoes
And take a walk to the wildest part of you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a bit of queen and blast around you
When I feel the forest socking in my morning dew
Yes that's when I feel the touch of wilderness in you
There's a country flavor in your honey tree
And while I'm here I think a lady drift all over me
And that water hole I always tasted thru
Blames out a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
There's a bit of queen and blast around you
When I feel the forest socking in my morning dew
Yes that's when I feel the touch of wilderness in you
There's a little touch of wilderness in you
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Touch of Wilderness Lyrics as written by Emerson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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