"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.
He said, I've been watching everything that you did
I know what time you came in last night,
Don't like all the company you keep
And you need someone who will see that you're all right
And you make me feel so mad
Going around with another man
You're gonna be sorry, 'cause I'm not going to take this lying down
And you know that its not true,
I wish nothing bad on you,
I could be your heaven too
He said, though I met you only once
And we never said a word to each other
We were meant to be together
No one could love you like I do
And when you want to get away
You know that you're the only one that I will fight for
I would die for
You don't know how you make me feel
How can I make you believe
If I can't have you no one will
But you know that its not true,
I wish nothing bad on you
I could be your heaven too
Light a candle in your dark
Come and find you where you are
I could be your heaven too
He said, I've been calling every day
I can see there's something wrong with your line
So I wrote you a letter
Can't think of all I need to say
But when I do I'm gonna sit back down and start writing you another,
And you'd better answer
You'd better hear me when I say
Don't you ever turn away
'Cause if you do I'll make you pay
But you know that its not true
I wish nothing bad on you
I could be your heaven too
Light a candle in your dark
Come and find you where you are
I could be your heaven too
I could be your heaven
Let me be your heaven
I could be your heaven too
I know what time you came in last night,
Don't like all the company you keep
And you need someone who will see that you're all right
And you make me feel so mad
Going around with another man
You're gonna be sorry, 'cause I'm not going to take this lying down
And you know that its not true,
I wish nothing bad on you,
I could be your heaven too
He said, though I met you only once
And we never said a word to each other
We were meant to be together
No one could love you like I do
And when you want to get away
You know that you're the only one that I will fight for
I would die for
You don't know how you make me feel
How can I make you believe
If I can't have you no one will
But you know that its not true,
I wish nothing bad on you
I could be your heaven too
Light a candle in your dark
Come and find you where you are
I could be your heaven too
He said, I've been calling every day
I can see there's something wrong with your line
So I wrote you a letter
Can't think of all I need to say
But when I do I'm gonna sit back down and start writing you another,
And you'd better answer
You'd better hear me when I say
Don't you ever turn away
'Cause if you do I'll make you pay
But you know that its not true
I wish nothing bad on you
I could be your heaven too
Light a candle in your dark
Come and find you where you are
I could be your heaven too
I could be your heaven
Let me be your heaven
I could be your heaven too
Lyrics submitted by ThatWeirdGirl
The Letter Lyrics as written by Terence Oliver Blanchard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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