"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.
Well, back in the past when I was treated so coldly
My love life was a darn disgrace
Needed someone to love and hold me
That's one of the reasons that I was outta place
So, this is love, well, she finally kissed me
Had me all worked up inside
I wanted love but Cupid missed me
She up and left and I almost died
But I was young and I was far from lonely
I been that way for a long, long year
Needed a girl to call my one and only
Is that you?
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
'Cause you know I wanna be
Yours in a simple rhyme
Whoa, up, up, up
Well, ain't life grand when ya finally hit it?
I'm always a sucker for a real good time
Woke up in life, found I almost missed it
Ain't I glad that love is blind
But I was young and I was far too crazy
Been that way for a long, long time
Needed a girl but I was just too lazy
Now that I've found you
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme
And she made the mountains sing
Birds against an icy sky
And I heard bells ringing
I think I heard an angel sigh
She said, there'll be times
There will be times
You're gonna hear the angels singing
You're gonna hear the angels sing, they'll say
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Whoa
Oh, oh yeah, ah, whoa, yeah
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme, rhyme
My love life was a darn disgrace
Needed someone to love and hold me
That's one of the reasons that I was outta place
So, this is love, well, she finally kissed me
Had me all worked up inside
I wanted love but Cupid missed me
She up and left and I almost died
But I was young and I was far from lonely
I been that way for a long, long year
Needed a girl to call my one and only
Is that you?
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
'Cause you know I wanna be
Yours in a simple rhyme
Whoa, up, up, up
Well, ain't life grand when ya finally hit it?
I'm always a sucker for a real good time
Woke up in life, found I almost missed it
Ain't I glad that love is blind
But I was young and I was far too crazy
Been that way for a long, long time
Needed a girl but I was just too lazy
Now that I've found you
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme
And she made the mountains sing
Birds against an icy sky
And I heard bells ringing
I think I heard an angel sigh
She said, there'll be times
There will be times
You're gonna hear the angels singing
You're gonna hear the angels sing, they'll say
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Whoa
Oh, oh yeah, ah, whoa, yeah
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours in a simple rhyme, rhyme, rhyme
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In A Simple Rhyme Lyrics as written by Edward Van Halen Alex Van Halen
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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