"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.
If you're gonna save the day
And you're hearin' what I say
I feel your touch, your kiss
It's not enough
And if you believe in me
Don't think my love's for free
I won't take nothin' less than a deeper love
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to feel from you
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through
Tell me that you understand
And you'll take me as I am
You'll always be the one to give me everything
Just when I thought no-one cared
You're the answer to my prayers
You lift my spirits high
Come on and rescue me
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to feel from you
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through (x2)
And you're hearin' what I say
I feel your touch, your kiss
It's not enough
And if you believe in me
Don't think my love's for free
I won't take nothin' less than a deeper love
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to feel from you
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through
Tell me that you understand
And you'll take me as I am
You'll always be the one to give me everything
Just when I thought no-one cared
You're the answer to my prayers
You lift my spirits high
Come on and rescue me
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to feel from you
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through
Let me tell you, know I
I need a miracle
I need a miracle
It's more than physical
What I need to get me through (x2)
Lyrics submitted by NiKiTa, edited by 60_miles_an_hour
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