"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.
Pretty green eyes
So full of sparkle and such light
Let me remind
You chose not to cry
It's alright
For your lover has come home
By your side I'll always stay
Never have to be alone (repeat x2)
Pretty green eyes
Do full of wonder and despair
It's alright to cry
For I'll be there to wipe your tears
And in your arms
Together we're in paradise
And it's so nice
You'll never have to be alone (x4)
Pretty green eyes
So full of sparkle and such light
Let me remind,
You chose not to cry,
It's alright,
For your lover has come home,
By your side I'll always stay,
Never have to be alone (x2)
Pretty green eyes,
So full of wonder and despair
It's alright to cry
For I'll be there to wipe your tears
And in your arms
Together we're in paradise,
And it's so nice,
You'll never have to be alone
Never have to be, never have to be
Never have to, never have to be alone
So full of sparkle and such light
Let me remind
You chose not to cry
It's alright
For your lover has come home
By your side I'll always stay
Never have to be alone (repeat x2)
Pretty green eyes
Do full of wonder and despair
It's alright to cry
For I'll be there to wipe your tears
And in your arms
Together we're in paradise
And it's so nice
You'll never have to be alone (x4)
Pretty green eyes
So full of sparkle and such light
Let me remind,
You chose not to cry,
It's alright,
For your lover has come home,
By your side I'll always stay,
Never have to be alone (x2)
Pretty green eyes,
So full of wonder and despair
It's alright to cry
For I'll be there to wipe your tears
And in your arms
Together we're in paradise,
And it's so nice,
You'll never have to be alone
Never have to be, never have to be
Never have to, never have to be alone
Lyrics submitted by situplooksharp
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SUCH A GREAT FUCKING SONG
I love this song
And the dickhead Danny Bond had to go and ruin it
BIG FISH LITTLE FISH CARDBOARD BOX
DJ hixxy made an excellent remix of this song ... ;) just thought i'd say that.
this song is fkin mazin