"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.
Remember late nights when we'd talk on our computer screens?
3am and you'd tell me that you had to leave,
but wouldn't go,
Cuz i'd say please,
Please don't leave me all alone
Then i'd start to cry,
And you'd say "it's ok baby, i won't ever leave your side.
We'd be together forever,
One day get married
Have some kids of our own
and they's grow to be super hot
Just like the two of us had grown
We were so young and crazy then
Remember all those crazy fantasies whirling around in our heads?
We'd talk about making out in the mall,
Or holding each other all night long,
Whispering those 3 precious words in each others ears
Those were the good years
(chorus)
Will you always remember me?
Even if our dream doesnt turn out exactly how we dreamt it to be
I know i wont ever forget you
youre so perfect in everything you say, and everything you do
There are so many fish in the sea
and i cant believe i caught you
you are everything to me
im i still anything to you?
I know people tend to grow apart
this cant happen to us
cuz you are trapped in my heart
we never did see each other much
only school days, when youd sit with me at lunch
but thats ok isnt it?
its ok to love from a distance
(chorus)
Now won't you hold me please?
and dont you ever leave
cuz you make me complete
and i will die without you
yeah i will die without you
(chorus)
C'mon take my hand
and let's build up to our fairy tale ending
we'll never have to say goodbye
and i'll never have to cry
i'll never have to cry again
3am and you'd tell me that you had to leave,
but wouldn't go,
Cuz i'd say please,
Please don't leave me all alone
Then i'd start to cry,
And you'd say "it's ok baby, i won't ever leave your side.
We'd be together forever,
One day get married
Have some kids of our own
and they's grow to be super hot
Just like the two of us had grown
We were so young and crazy then
Remember all those crazy fantasies whirling around in our heads?
We'd talk about making out in the mall,
Or holding each other all night long,
Whispering those 3 precious words in each others ears
Those were the good years
(chorus)
Will you always remember me?
Even if our dream doesnt turn out exactly how we dreamt it to be
I know i wont ever forget you
youre so perfect in everything you say, and everything you do
There are so many fish in the sea
and i cant believe i caught you
you are everything to me
im i still anything to you?
I know people tend to grow apart
this cant happen to us
cuz you are trapped in my heart
we never did see each other much
only school days, when youd sit with me at lunch
but thats ok isnt it?
its ok to love from a distance
(chorus)
Now won't you hold me please?
and dont you ever leave
cuz you make me complete
and i will die without you
yeah i will die without you
(chorus)
C'mon take my hand
and let's build up to our fairy tale ending
we'll never have to say goodbye
and i'll never have to cry
i'll never have to cry again
Lyrics submitted by Poopyumyum
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