"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.
Speech:
This goes out to all the children
All over the world
This is for the children
Children of the world
Come a little closer now
So you can see the children's eyes
There's no use in trying
When you're dealing with the dying
Let me just talk to you
Hope that you believe it, too
There's so many ways of help
Laughter you can bring
Come closer now
See the children's eyes
You just have to give them a helping hand
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There're a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
Rap:
R'n'G is about to take control
The only thing you got to do is set yourself free
We got to help each other that's how it has to be
2-4 Fam. needs to bring a helping hand
Come a little closer now
See it in their eyes
We got to keep on trying
To stop the children crying
Come closer now
See the children's eyes
You just have to give them a helping hand
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love And a little bit of hope
There are a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
We just have to understand
They all need a helping hand
With a little bit of love
A little bit of love
Lot of things to do
Hope you know it, too
We just want to give them a little hope
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
This goes out to all the children
All over the world
This is for the children
Children of the world
Come a little closer now
So you can see the children's eyes
There's no use in trying
When you're dealing with the dying
Let me just talk to you
Hope that you believe it, too
There's so many ways of help
Laughter you can bring
Come closer now
See the children's eyes
You just have to give them a helping hand
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There're a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
Rap:
R'n'G is about to take control
The only thing you got to do is set yourself free
We got to help each other that's how it has to be
2-4 Fam. needs to bring a helping hand
Come a little closer now
See it in their eyes
We got to keep on trying
To stop the children crying
Come closer now
See the children's eyes
You just have to give them a helping hand
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love And a little bit of hope
There are a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
We just have to understand
They all need a helping hand
With a little bit of love
A little bit of love
Lot of things to do
Hope you know it, too
We just want to give them a little hope
With a little bit of love
And a little bit of time
You can help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
Just a little bit of love
And a little bit of hope
There a lot of things to do
To help the children of the world
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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