"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.
Go back to sleep now
My darling
And I'll keep all the bad dreams away
Breathe now, think sweet things
And I'll think of all the right words to say
Because we made you
My darling
With the love in each of our hearts
We were a family, my darling
Right from the start
Grow up now
My darling
Please don't you grow up too fast
And be sure, darling
To make all the good times last
Because we made you
My darling
With the love in each of our hearts
We were a family, my darling
Right from the start
My darling
And I'll keep all the bad dreams away
Breathe now, think sweet things
And I'll think of all the right words to say
Because we made you
My darling
With the love in each of our hearts
We were a family, my darling
Right from the start
Grow up now
My darling
Please don't you grow up too fast
And be sure, darling
To make all the good times last
Because we made you
My darling
With the love in each of our hearts
We were a family, my darling
Right from the start
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My Darling Lyrics as written by Jay Bennett Jeff Tweedy
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"I had all and then most of you"
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This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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Great version of a great song,
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everytime i listen to this song(like now) it makes me think of my mom, and then makes me think about the future, if/when i have my own kid(s).
i want to sing this to them before they go to sleep. sappy
good night to his child perhaps..
i agree.. hes talkin about sayin good night to his kid
i agree.. hes talkin about sayin good night to his kid
Anyone else hear this as a total beatles homage? Not only the Strawberry Fields-esque mellotron, or the way the vocals are engineered. Even the drums seem to be taken directly out of Hey Jude.
He's saying goodnight to his child, and wants to keep these days. It reminds me of Gilmore Girls.
Start sounds like a western song mixed with something like Buffy, with Grease too. It's odd but gorgeous. Sorry for posting again, i just can't edit my first.
It's funny that Lixa said it reminds her of Gilmore Girls. This song played in an episode in the first season of the show -- when Rory oversleeps her first big test at Chilton.
Beautiful song.
Hmmm, interesting that nobody wants to delve into that sort of creepy/scary section near the end. You know, where the song transforms from a lullabye into a figurative nightmare? Any thoughts?
This was the first Wilco song I ever heard. I had downloaded a bunch of music that had been on Gilmore Girls, and this and Heavy Metal Drummer were among it. I swear I listened to it thirty times before I changed it, and put it on every mix cd for months.