"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.
Funny faces
In sunny places
Being in love it feels so great
And all I need is
Two ingredients:
My buttercup
And the perfrect place
Me and you
Here's what we'll do
Walk hand-in-hand
Into Lovers Land, aah
You're the best
And I can't resist
A kiss on the lips aaah aaah
Don't talk
just watch the world go by
As we float away
In slow motion
So special
It's so special
You the girl i see
I am your boy to be
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
That I'm a boy and you're a girl alright
I'm so happy
i'm so happy
I'm overjoyed
We're gonna hang out tonight
I can't walk
Can't move
Because i'm paralyzed
By your love
And that's OK by me
I'm so happy
I'm so Happy
It's real great
We're lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving love
It's so hip
To give you a kiss
And taste cherry chapstick aaah
It's our secret,
Our little secret
We'll never tell
Don't talk
just watch the world go by
As we float away
In slow motion
So special
It's so special
You the girl i see
I am your boy to be
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
That I'm a boy and you're a girl alright
I'm so happy
i'm so happy
I'm overjoyed
We're gonna hang out tonight
I can't walk
Can't move
Because i'm paralyzed
By your love
And that's OK by me
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
It's real great
We're lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving
Love it's love
It's love
it's love
It's love
it's love
We're dreaming of
Lovers of loving
Love it's love
It's love
it's love
It's love
it's lovers of loving love
In sunny places
Being in love it feels so great
And all I need is
Two ingredients:
My buttercup
And the perfrect place
Me and you
Here's what we'll do
Walk hand-in-hand
Into Lovers Land, aah
You're the best
And I can't resist
A kiss on the lips aaah aaah
Don't talk
just watch the world go by
As we float away
In slow motion
So special
It's so special
You the girl i see
I am your boy to be
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
That I'm a boy and you're a girl alright
I'm so happy
i'm so happy
I'm overjoyed
We're gonna hang out tonight
I can't walk
Can't move
Because i'm paralyzed
By your love
And that's OK by me
I'm so happy
I'm so Happy
It's real great
We're lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving love
It's so hip
To give you a kiss
And taste cherry chapstick aaah
It's our secret,
Our little secret
We'll never tell
Don't talk
just watch the world go by
As we float away
In slow motion
So special
It's so special
You the girl i see
I am your boy to be
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
That I'm a boy and you're a girl alright
I'm so happy
i'm so happy
I'm overjoyed
We're gonna hang out tonight
I can't walk
Can't move
Because i'm paralyzed
By your love
And that's OK by me
I'm so happy
I'm so happy
It's real great
We're lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving love
Lovers of loving
Love it's love
It's love
it's love
It's love
it's love
We're dreaming of
Lovers of loving
Love it's love
It's love
it's love
It's love
it's lovers of loving love
Lyrics submitted by evilmprss
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