"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.
Lyin' in my bed, thoughts in my head
Visions of you, but I can't get through the night
So pick up the phone, I know you're home
You're playin' with my heart
And you know that it just ain't right
It's just a game of love, love, love
And even though it's hard, baby
I can never give you up
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
Of you, I'm dreamin' of you
So I got in the car, but I didn't get far
'Cause the radio played
Every song that I sang with you (yesterday's gone)
Yesterday's gone and it may be true
But you know that I'll never get over you
It's just a game of love, love, love
And even though it hurts me, baby
I can never give you up
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
Of you, I'm dreamin' of you
You, you gave me love
Love gave us hope and strength to carry on
And you, you gave me faith
When I was fallin' down
You would pick me up, my love
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
B-Baby, baby, baby, baby
You're the one I'm dreamin' of (I'm dreamin')
I can't live without your love, tonight (tonight)
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside (inside, baby, I'm dreamin' of you)
Visions of you, but I can't get through the night
So pick up the phone, I know you're home
You're playin' with my heart
And you know that it just ain't right
It's just a game of love, love, love
And even though it's hard, baby
I can never give you up
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
Of you, I'm dreamin' of you
So I got in the car, but I didn't get far
'Cause the radio played
Every song that I sang with you (yesterday's gone)
Yesterday's gone and it may be true
But you know that I'll never get over you
It's just a game of love, love, love
And even though it hurts me, baby
I can never give you up
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
Of you, I'm dreamin' of you
You, you gave me love
Love gave us hope and strength to carry on
And you, you gave me faith
When I was fallin' down
You would pick me up, my love
You're the one I'm dreamin' of
I can't live without your love, tonight
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside
B-Baby, baby, baby, baby
You're the one I'm dreamin' of (I'm dreamin')
I can't live without your love, tonight (tonight)
And it's you that I adore
You're the one that I live for, inside (inside, baby, I'm dreamin' of you)
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Dreamin' of You Lyrics as written by Peter Barbeau Aldo Nova
Lyrics © Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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