"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.
You know, I was
I was wondering, you know
If you could keep on
Because the force
It's got a lot of power
And it make me feel like, ah
It make me feel like, ooh
Lovely is the feelin' now
Fever, temperatures risin' now
Power (oh power) is the force, the vow
That makes it happen, it asks no questions why (ooh)
So get closer (closer now)
To my body now
Just love me
'Til you don't know how (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Touch me and I feel on fire
Ain't nothin' like a love desire (ooh)
I'm melting (I'm melting)
Like hot candle wax
Sensation (oh sensation)
Lovely where we're at (ooh)
So let love take us through the hours
I won't be complainin' (ooh)
'Cause this is love power (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Heartbreak enemy despise
Eternal (oh, eternal)
Love shines in my eyes
So let love take us through the hours
I won't be complainin'
'Cause your love is alright, alright
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't stop, babe)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, my baby)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Lovely is the feeling now
I won't be complaining
The force is love power
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't stop, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (go crazy, baby)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, now)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (love power, yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't, no, no)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep up the power, yeah, ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough ('til you get enough, now)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, no)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep on, baby)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, 'til you get enough)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (oh, no)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
I was wondering, you know
If you could keep on
Because the force
It's got a lot of power
And it make me feel like, ah
It make me feel like, ooh
Lovely is the feelin' now
Fever, temperatures risin' now
Power (oh power) is the force, the vow
That makes it happen, it asks no questions why (ooh)
So get closer (closer now)
To my body now
Just love me
'Til you don't know how (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Touch me and I feel on fire
Ain't nothin' like a love desire (ooh)
I'm melting (I'm melting)
Like hot candle wax
Sensation (oh sensation)
Lovely where we're at (ooh)
So let love take us through the hours
I won't be complainin' (ooh)
'Cause this is love power (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Heartbreak enemy despise
Eternal (oh, eternal)
Love shines in my eyes
So let love take us through the hours
I won't be complainin'
'Cause your love is alright, alright
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't stop, babe)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, my baby)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Lovely is the feeling now
I won't be complaining
The force is love power
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't stop, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (go crazy, baby)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, now)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (love power, yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (don't, no, no)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep up the power, yeah, ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough ('til you get enough, now)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (ooh)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, no)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (yeah)
Don't stop 'til you get enough (keep on, baby)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough (oh, 'til you get enough)
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (keep on, darlin')
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop (oh, no)
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Keep on, with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough
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Bertxx haha yeah man i liked chris tuckers version of the song "Just love me 'til you don't know how oh oh oh oh" lol the best part