"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.
They say that our love is all wrong
And that we should not carry on
But I say they're wrong
I want you so bad
Oh we've been together for so long
How could they think we don't belong ?
But they'll never know what you and I have
Call your mama
Call your papa
Call the preacher
Hold on hold on
Call your mama
Call your papa
Go on and call the preacher
Hold on hold on
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life, it's your life
They say that we don't have a chance
We're victims of unjust romance
But they could'nt see the truth in their hands
We don't have to live like they do
We'll run away if we have to
And we'll start a life that's shining and new
That's shining and new
Call your mama
Call your papa
Go on and call the preacher
Hold on hold on
Call your mama
Call your papa
Call the preacher
Hold on hold on
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life, it's your life
[Repeat until end]
And that we should not carry on
But I say they're wrong
I want you so bad
Oh we've been together for so long
How could they think we don't belong ?
But they'll never know what you and I have
Call your mama
Call your papa
Call the preacher
Hold on hold on
Call your mama
Call your papa
Go on and call the preacher
Hold on hold on
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life, it's your life
They say that we don't have a chance
We're victims of unjust romance
But they could'nt see the truth in their hands
We don't have to live like they do
We'll run away if we have to
And we'll start a life that's shining and new
That's shining and new
Call your mama
Call your papa
Go on and call the preacher
Hold on hold on
Call your mama
Call your papa
Call the preacher
Hold on hold on
All I want to do is take it all the way with you
It's your life, it's your life, it's your life
[Repeat until end]
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
It's Your Life Lyrics as written by Lenny Kravitz
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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