"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.
What'd you go and do that for
I see the way you're
Looking at me
And I don't know why
I don't know and I'm not sure
Have you lost your way
Did you lose your mind
Are you out of time
You say goodbye
Like everythings all right
If we go on it's now or never
If we go on
If we go on it's now or never
If we go on
What'd you go and do that for
I'm telling you so tell me
What's it gonna be
I don't know and I'm not sure
But sooner or later
I want to believe
I want to believe
You say goodbye
Like everythings all right
It's now or never
I see the way you're
Looking at me
And I don't know why
I don't know and I'm not sure
Have you lost your way
Did you lose your mind
Are you out of time
You say goodbye
Like everythings all right
If we go on it's now or never
If we go on
If we go on it's now or never
If we go on
What'd you go and do that for
I'm telling you so tell me
What's it gonna be
I don't know and I'm not sure
But sooner or later
I want to believe
I want to believe
You say goodbye
Like everythings all right
It's now or never
Lyrics submitted by thekronic420
Now or Never Lyrics as written by Salvatore P. Erna
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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ok i think it is some one chosing to go on cuz it is now or never (like when you wanna do dumthing)it is NOW or NEVER
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maybe you should, DICK i love the song to but there might be actual meaning behind that good shit.
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