"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.
Baby, I like it when it feels this good
You always seem to make me smile
Can't nobody do what you do
When you love me just a little while
I, I know you got somewhere to go
And I've got somewhere to be right now
We can wait all day long
If you want to get a little while
I don't want to be a distraction to you
No, no, no
So maybe I'll just lay around
Play by myself
While touching on my favorite fruit, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Can't stop thinkin' bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
Turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now, right now
Just to love you for a little while
I, I like sleeping in your clothes
To smell you makes it all come down
When I think about me and you
Sometimes I get a little loud
Baby, I know we did it all night long
And I didn't want to burn you out
'Cause you know how much I like to do it
In the morning, it's another round
I don't know if you have other things to do
No, no, no
So maybe I'll just lay around, play by myself
While touching on my favorite fruit, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Can't stop thinkin' 'bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
And turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now, right now
Just to love you for a little while
My passion flows like a river that has no end
I wanna know everything you'll let me do to you, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Tell me what you like, baby
You want to play with my strawberry
Sometimes when I think about me and you
I can get real loud
Can't stop thinkin' 'bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
And turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now
Just to love you for a little while
Just love me
Just love me for a little while
I'll take it anywhere for you
Just love me for a little while
You make my juices flow
Just love me for a little while
Tell me everything you'll let me do to you
Just love me for a little while
You always seem to make me smile
Can't nobody do what you do
When you love me just a little while
I, I know you got somewhere to go
And I've got somewhere to be right now
We can wait all day long
If you want to get a little while
I don't want to be a distraction to you
No, no, no
So maybe I'll just lay around
Play by myself
While touching on my favorite fruit, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Can't stop thinkin' bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
Turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now, right now
Just to love you for a little while
I, I like sleeping in your clothes
To smell you makes it all come down
When I think about me and you
Sometimes I get a little loud
Baby, I know we did it all night long
And I didn't want to burn you out
'Cause you know how much I like to do it
In the morning, it's another round
I don't know if you have other things to do
No, no, no
So maybe I'll just lay around, play by myself
While touching on my favorite fruit, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Can't stop thinkin' 'bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
And turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now, right now
Just to love you for a little while
My passion flows like a river that has no end
I wanna know everything you'll let me do to you, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Tell me what you like, baby
You want to play with my strawberry
Sometimes when I think about me and you
I can get real loud
Can't stop thinkin' 'bout the things we do
And how it feels makin' love to you
I'm ready to get it, baby
If you've got it to dish out, yeah
Just love me for a little while
I wanna make it like a dream for you
And turn every fantasy into the truth
You know, I'll take it anywhere
That you want to go right now
Just to love you for a little while
Just love me
Just love me for a little while
I'll take it anywhere for you
Just love me for a little while
You make my juices flow
Just love me for a little while
Tell me everything you'll let me do to you
Just love me for a little while
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"I don't know if you have other things to do No no no So maybe I'll just lay around Play by myself While touching on my favorite fruit Ooh ooh ooh ooh"
Her strategy is amazing. I need to remember that next time my boyfriend has "too much homework" to have sex with me. "Ok, well, I guess, if you're busy, maybe I'll just, ya know, masturbate instead . . ." HAHA! He can't possibly resist. Brilliant. I win. Thanks, Janet.
How old are you?
Cause if your boyfriend, has homework i'm assuming your still in highschool. Why you would have sex at that age is beyond me, I hope you get and STD. ho