"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.
Listen, I know we have our ups and downs
Our fights, our good times, and our bad times
But through it all
Nothing compares to the way I love you, girl
So, baby, let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Blackstreet
Whoa-oh ooh, (oh) let's stay in love (oh)
Let's stay together (that's all I want)
Let's stay devoted (oh)
Let's stay forever (ooh, baby)
Let's stay in love (I need you)
Let's stay together (oh yeah)
Let's stay (mhm)
Let's stay in love (listen)
Girl, I must confess
That you are the best I've ever had in my whole life
And I believe that love just wouldn't be complete
Without you here beside me
Near to guide me through whatever comes my way
And I wanna say, ooh baby
Whoa-oh ooh, let's stay in love (I really wanna stay in love)
Let's stay together (I really wanna stay together)
Let's stay devoted (I wanna stay devoted)
Let's stay forever (please, baby)
Let's stay in love (in love)
Let's stay together (forever)
Let's stay
Let's stay in love (yeah)
Lady, I never knew a love before you
And then you came and made a clear view
And I wanna thank heaven above
For placing you beside me, mhm
You're the queen of hearts in my world
I'll be the king of hearts to you, girl
With our love, we can conquer anything
Yeah, yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh ooh, let's stay in love (let's stay)
Let's stay together (together, baby)
Let's stay devoted (devoted)
Let's stay forever (just me and you)
Let's stay in love (ooh, baby)
Let's stay together (oh)
Let's stay (let's stay)
Let's stay in love (in love)
Stay (stay)
Uh-huh, uh-huh (stay, please stay)
Baby, stay with me (stay in love)
Uh-huh, stay with me (stay)
I need you, baby, oh (stay, please, please stay)
Mm, in love (ooh)
Stay with me
Our fights, our good times, and our bad times
But through it all
Nothing compares to the way I love you, girl
So, baby, let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Blackstreet
Whoa-oh ooh, (oh) let's stay in love (oh)
Let's stay together (that's all I want)
Let's stay devoted (oh)
Let's stay forever (ooh, baby)
Let's stay in love (I need you)
Let's stay together (oh yeah)
Let's stay (mhm)
Let's stay in love (listen)
Girl, I must confess
That you are the best I've ever had in my whole life
And I believe that love just wouldn't be complete
Without you here beside me
Near to guide me through whatever comes my way
And I wanna say, ooh baby
Whoa-oh ooh, let's stay in love (I really wanna stay in love)
Let's stay together (I really wanna stay together)
Let's stay devoted (I wanna stay devoted)
Let's stay forever (please, baby)
Let's stay in love (in love)
Let's stay together (forever)
Let's stay
Let's stay in love (yeah)
Lady, I never knew a love before you
And then you came and made a clear view
And I wanna thank heaven above
For placing you beside me, mhm
You're the queen of hearts in my world
I'll be the king of hearts to you, girl
With our love, we can conquer anything
Yeah, yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa-oh ooh, let's stay in love (let's stay)
Let's stay together (together, baby)
Let's stay devoted (devoted)
Let's stay forever (just me and you)
Let's stay in love (ooh, baby)
Let's stay together (oh)
Let's stay (let's stay)
Let's stay in love (in love)
Stay (stay)
Uh-huh, uh-huh (stay, please stay)
Baby, stay with me (stay in love)
Uh-huh, stay with me (stay)
I need you, baby, oh (stay, please, please stay)
Mm, in love (ooh)
Stay with me
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