"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 a house by the tracks
I want, i want you back
in a dress that's faded black
i want you back, i want you back
all the ways my mother taught me how
i want, i want you now
in any place you'll allow
i want you now, i want you now
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
and your kisses are all i think about
The proof is in your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you laugh about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be our only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i sweetly ask you to
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
aaaah!
all the ways you never ever had
i want, i want you bad
you know i'll never make you sad
i want you bad, i want you bad
as if i never said the words
i want, i want you first
only thing that can quench my thirst
i want you first, i want you first
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
and your kisses are all i think about
The proof is in your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you laugh about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be our only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i sweetly ask you to
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
aaaah!
in a house by the tracks
I want, i want you back
in the dress that's faded black
i want you back, i want you back
all the ways my mother taught me how
i want, i want you now
in any place you'll allow
i want you now, i want you now
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
or your kisses that i think about
your purpose and your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you love about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be the only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i simply say to you
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
raow!
I want, i want you back
in a dress that's faded black
i want you back, i want you back
all the ways my mother taught me how
i want, i want you now
in any place you'll allow
i want you now, i want you now
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
and your kisses are all i think about
The proof is in your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you laugh about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be our only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i sweetly ask you to
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
aaaah!
all the ways you never ever had
i want, i want you bad
you know i'll never make you sad
i want you bad, i want you bad
as if i never said the words
i want, i want you first
only thing that can quench my thirst
i want you first, i want you first
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
and your kisses are all i think about
The proof is in your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you laugh about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be our only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i sweetly ask you to
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
aaaah!
in a house by the tracks
I want, i want you back
in the dress that's faded black
i want you back, i want you back
all the ways my mother taught me how
i want, i want you now
in any place you'll allow
i want you now, i want you now
it's never very hard stayin' true
when i'm stayin' true to you
or your kisses that i think about
your purpose and your moves and your grooves
and the little things you do
and the silly things you love about
i called, you came
i called, you came
it seems to be the only way
i'll be dreamin' of the kissin'
that i'm missin'
truly wishin' that you listen
when i simply say to you
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
strip tease for me, baby
raow!
Lyrics submitted by zekey baby
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true love...that's it. everything hawksely does is beaytiful.
What an awesome song, i love the background music, very sexy
the other side of love. i mean, there's the deep spiritual one where you feel connected to someone, and there's this side. the physical attraction, the want to kiss and hold and feel and be inside.
i like umbrella's interprutation for this song. and this song kicks ass. fuckin awesome Canuck music.
its just a ridiculously fun song to dance to. ;)
this song means "TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF!!! DONT HOLD BACK!" Hawksley gives canada something to brag about. YA MAN!!
i love that hawksley's don't need much deep interpretation. i agree with miss.shelle, this song reminds me that it's okay to be canadian XD
i simply cannot stop listening to this