"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 want you so hard
I want you so good
But can you trust me?
Yes, you know you could
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Don't waste your time 'cause the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Just leave him alone 'cause the boy's bad news
I want you so hard
I want you so good
Now take a chance, momma
You know you should
Trust your instincts and let me in
Just be my ride and I'll be my friend
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
You're wastin' your time, the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Leave him alone, 'cause it's just bad news
I want you so hard
I want you so good
But can you trust me?
Yes, you know you could
Trust your instincts and let me in
Just be my ride and I'll be my friend
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Don't waste your time 'cause the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Just leave him alone 'cause the boy's bad news
Bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
I want you so good
But can you trust me?
Yes, you know you could
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Don't waste your time 'cause the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Just leave him alone 'cause the boy's bad news
I want you so hard
I want you so good
Now take a chance, momma
You know you should
Trust your instincts and let me in
Just be my ride and I'll be my friend
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
You're wastin' your time, the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Leave him alone, 'cause it's just bad news
I want you so hard
I want you so good
But can you trust me?
Yes, you know you could
Trust your instincts and let me in
Just be my ride and I'll be my friend
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Don't waste your time 'cause the boy's bad news
My friends are talkin'
And they're tellin' you
Just leave him alone 'cause the boy's bad news
Bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Ooh, the boy's bad news
Lyrics submitted by ArchaicAgonistiV
I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) Lyrics as written by Jesse Hughes Josh Homme
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Pretty fuckin obvious what this songs about, not the best song on the cd, but an incredible video. rocking so sexy you rock their clothes off is extremely impressive on film.
i can belive there is just 1 comment to this song! omg i heard this song at my friends house for the first time and i just loved it. i went home and downloaded the video and it rocks! :]
yeah obvious what it is about, its a good song.
Very good song...
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Awesome song!
awesome!
I read in a Jesse Hughes interview how this song came to be: before they started recording DBS, he was trying to date a girl, however his friends were telling her that he was "just bad news". He decided to write a song about it and it ended up on DBS.
ElderOblivion: Dave Grohl has a cameo as well, he's one of the patrons at the bar and he sings a part of the chorus =]
Yeah. Kind of obvious what this is about...
Ahhh this song is immeeeeense. :D
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