"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.
should i know all we're missing
what's to stop what they're missing
to feel love, to be in love
all around
anyone can hold a promise
not everyone can feel honored
to be in love, to feel love
all around
turn me on, hear me speak
let me be what i need
you're enough for me
many times while you sleep
i'm dreaming of what to keep
to know your wish, hold it true
to slay the things that trouble you
turn me on, out of reach
listen here, feel me
just believe, just believe
you'll see
to feel love, to be in love
all around
hold the truth if you want it
if you don't, i won't flaunt it
to feel love, to be in love
all around
when you're young you can promise
anything that you wanted
to be in love, to feel love all around
turn me on, let me speak
from my heart, i receive
plain happiness, just happiness
you and me
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
around
i know your wish, i hold it true
(feel love around)
to hide the things that trouble you
(feel love around)
turn me on out of reach
(feel love around)
let me speak all my peace
(feel love around)
just believe what you keep
(feel love around)
you'll never need to hurry me
(feel love around)
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
what's to stop what they're missing
to feel love, to be in love
all around
anyone can hold a promise
not everyone can feel honored
to be in love, to feel love
all around
turn me on, hear me speak
let me be what i need
you're enough for me
many times while you sleep
i'm dreaming of what to keep
to know your wish, hold it true
to slay the things that trouble you
turn me on, out of reach
listen here, feel me
just believe, just believe
you'll see
to feel love, to be in love
all around
hold the truth if you want it
if you don't, i won't flaunt it
to feel love, to be in love
all around
when you're young you can promise
anything that you wanted
to be in love, to feel love all around
turn me on, let me speak
from my heart, i receive
plain happiness, just happiness
you and me
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
around
i know your wish, i hold it true
(feel love around)
to hide the things that trouble you
(feel love around)
turn me on out of reach
(feel love around)
let me speak all my peace
(feel love around)
just believe what you keep
(feel love around)
you'll never need to hurry me
(feel love around)
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
to feel love, to be in love
all around
to be in love, to feel love
all around
Lyrics submitted by alexboy
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