"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.
I think I caught a glimpse of a life without friends
Bitter, empty, hollow, dark and lonely
We never meant to hurt each other so can't we trust again
And take it as a chance to keep on growing
Well, I don't know why it doesn't come easy
But I know that we could be happy
If we?d only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what's the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don't close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other 'cause no one?s meant to be alone
Life revolves around the need of having someone
Causing every complicated feeling
Oh and I don't want to lose you so there is nothing wrong with
Telling me what you need to keep our love strong
Oh, it?s just a part of being a family
Taking the good with the bad and the ugly
If we could only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what's the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don't close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other and I don't wanna be alone
Oh, oh we need each other, fathers and mothers
Oh, oh we need each other, all your sisters and brothers
Oh, oh we need each other, we need friends and lovers
Oh, oh we need each other
I need you, you need me
'Cause that's the way it?s meant to be
I need you, we need each other
I don't want to be alone
I need you, you need me
'Cause that's the way it?s gotta be
I need you, we need each other
I don't want to be alone
Bitter, empty, hollow, dark and lonely
We never meant to hurt each other so can't we trust again
And take it as a chance to keep on growing
Well, I don't know why it doesn't come easy
But I know that we could be happy
If we?d only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what's the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don't close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other 'cause no one?s meant to be alone
Life revolves around the need of having someone
Causing every complicated feeling
Oh and I don't want to lose you so there is nothing wrong with
Telling me what you need to keep our love strong
Oh, it?s just a part of being a family
Taking the good with the bad and the ugly
If we could only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what's the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don't close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other and I don't wanna be alone
Oh, oh we need each other, fathers and mothers
Oh, oh we need each other, all your sisters and brothers
Oh, oh we need each other, we need friends and lovers
Oh, oh we need each other
I need you, you need me
'Cause that's the way it?s meant to be
I need you, we need each other
I don't want to be alone
I need you, you need me
'Cause that's the way it?s gotta be
I need you, we need each other
I don't want to be alone
Lyrics submitted by New Year's Project, edited by HenryRader
Wholly Yours Lyrics as written by David Crowder
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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