"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 don't think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long?
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you, but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up is
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up and pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Oh, and he kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long?
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin' he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you, but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up is
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up and pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He loves to argue
Oh, and he kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
Lyrics submitted by jtmccauley62
I'd Lie Lyrics as written by Taylor Swift
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Yesterday, I got a note from one of my best friends (that's a guy) and it said: And I could tell you Her favorite color's blue She likes to argue Born on the third She has no sister She has her mother's eyes And if you asked me if I loved her I'd lie
This song makes me sad. In love best friend. So tragic, and way to common. I changed the song and constantly sing it my way.
I could tell you His favorite color's BLUE He loves to argue Born on the THIRDDD His sister's beautiful He has his MOTHER's eyes And if you ask me if I love him.. I'd lie
I could tell you<br /> His favourite colour's BLUE<br /> He loves you argue<br /> Born on the TWENTIETH<br /> HE HAS NO SIBLINGS<br />
I could tell you<br /> His favourite colour's BLUE<br /> He loves you argue<br /> Born on the TWENTIETH<br /> HE HAS NO SIBLINGS<br /> He has his father's eyes<br /> And if you ask me if i love him<br /> I'd lie<br /> <br /> </3
I could tell you <br /> His favorite color's green<br /> He loves to argue<br /> Born on the TWELVETH<br /> His sister's A CODEBREAKER<br /> He has his father's HEIGHT<br /> And if you asked me if I love him<br /> I'd tell him the truth
i could tell you<br /> his favorite colors green<br /> he loves to argue<br /> born on the seventeenth<br /> hes sisters beautiful and my friend<br /> he has his fathers eyes<br /> and if you asked me if i love him<br /> id lie..but tell him the truth<br />
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's blue<br /> He likes to argue<br /> Born the 10th day of '92<br /> His sister's beautiful<br /> He has his father's eyes<br /> And when he asks me if I love him...<br /> I can't lie.<br /> <br /> I'm re-writing this song for my boyfriend. :)
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's BLUE..<br /> He LOVES to argue..<br /> Born on the seventeennntthh<br /> He has no sister..<br /> He has his father eyes?<br /> and if you ask me if i love him...<br /> i'd say yes :)
I could tell you<br /> hid favorite colours green<br /> he loves to argue<br /> born on the seventeenth<br /> his BROTHERS beautiful<br /> he has his fathers eyes<br /> and if you ask me if i love him<br /> I'd lie<br /> <br /> x0x
I could tell you<br /> His favorite color's green.<br /> He loves to argue.<br /> Born on the 21st.<br /> His sisters beautiful.<br /> He has his fathers eyes and if you asked me if I love him. I'd say I'd use to because he gave up on me..
i could tell you<br /> her favorite colors blue<br /> she loves to read<br /> born on the twenty seventh<br /> she has no sister<br /> she has her mothers eyes<br /> if you asked me if i loved her<br /> id say yes
i could tell you<br /> her favorite colors blue<br /> she loves to read<br /> born on the twenty seventh<br /> she has no sister<br /> she has her mothers eyes<br /> if you asked me if i loved her<br /> id say yes
How does Taylor do it!
How does she write songs that everyone can relate too! lol
I love this song!
hello, my life
I could tell you that her favorite colors Green she loves to argue I'd treat her just like a queen She is a Leo She has her mother's eyes And if you ask me if i love her, I'd Lie
This sounds just like me..lol, creepy
OMG, this is such a sweet song. She's so deep in love with the guy and he is a typical guy...clueless:) How many women can relate to this tune!
This song is really self explanitory.
She is in love with a guy, probley someone she is close too and has known for a while.
He talks to her about private stuff, and she knows some of his secrets. But she loves him, and he only see's her as a friend.
So she knows all about him, even some secret stuff, but he never notices how much she likes him.
i thought the same thing as everyone else and i loved it, it's so perfect for me, but then a friend of mine told me it was misinterpreted, that she's with her boyfriend and she cant fall in love with him? we got in like an hour long debate about it haha
i was wondering if anyone else had heard this meaning?
i havent actually listened to the song yet, just read the lyrics, but i think the recycled lyrics are kinda interesting.... passenger seat, the colors in his eyes, runs his fingers through his hair, fake a smile, wishing he was mine, wake-up/make-up, he's beautiful, etc....
so you get some of the same images as fearless, teardrops on my guitar, i heart ?, you're beautiful, etc...
This song is so easy to relate to for most people. She knows this guy, probably a close friend of hers. She knows everything about him, but he only sees her as a friend. She wished things were different, but she doesnt want to tell him because it might ruin the friendship.
I relate to this song, alot.
But we will only ever be friends...