"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.
There is a paradise that can be found
A better life to bring us round
And all we really need to do
Is see the world like lovers do
I want to take it easy, take it slow
To catch a fire and let it go
I want to give myself to you
So we can live like lovers do
Like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
And I need to feel, I need to feel that way
I can hear you thinking what I feel
I know that what we've got is real
And all we need to get us through
Is just to live like lovers do
Just like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Yeah I need to feel, I need to feel that way
Like lovers do
Give me the strength
To give myself to you
Like lovers, lovers do
Yeah all we really need to do
Is see the world like lovers do
Like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Lovers do
I want to feel that way
Like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Yeah I need to feel, I need to feel that way
Like lovers do
A better life to bring us round
And all we really need to do
Is see the world like lovers do
I want to take it easy, take it slow
To catch a fire and let it go
I want to give myself to you
So we can live like lovers do
Like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
And I need to feel, I need to feel that way
I can hear you thinking what I feel
I know that what we've got is real
And all we need to get us through
Is just to live like lovers do
Just like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Yeah I need to feel, I need to feel that way
Like lovers do
Give me the strength
To give myself to you
Like lovers, lovers do
Yeah all we really need to do
Is see the world like lovers do
Like lovers do
I want to feel that way
Yeah like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Lovers do
I want to feel that way
Like lovers do
They loose themselves for days
Yeah I need to feel, I need to feel that way
Like lovers do
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Like Lovers Do Lyrics as written by Heather Nova
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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cantt believe there's just one comment!!! this is a beautiful songg.. I think the meaning says that there's a way to feel love like anyone does, or maybe just a few.. it is a way with passion and true love like lovers do.. it is a great feeling that but has to be from both and she's like asking him to feel the same feeling. really lovely, besides the sound, and the voice of heather sounds pretty good!