"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 wanna take you home, to my place
Share my dreams and my fantasies, I can't wait
I wanna show you things, that you ain't never seen before
Girl I keep crying, crying out for more.
Talk to me, talk to me, am I doing this right.
Talk to me, talk to me, I am feelin' all right
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, my whole life.
So now, here we are, turn the lights down low
Oh we can go fast, or should I go slow?
I wanna kiss your lips, is that ok?
I'm that guy, I'm that guy baby, you'll be callin' out my name, sing it to me now.
Talk to me, talk to me, am I doing this right.
Talk to me, talk to me, I am feelin' all right, (sing it)
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight (here you are tonight)
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, my whole life.
I wanna cater to you
No, nothing I wouldn't do
I tried to find words to say, I've never felt love in this way, this way
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight (here you are tonight)
I've been waiting for this my whole life and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting
My whole life.
Share my dreams and my fantasies, I can't wait
I wanna show you things, that you ain't never seen before
Girl I keep crying, crying out for more.
Talk to me, talk to me, am I doing this right.
Talk to me, talk to me, I am feelin' all right
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, my whole life.
So now, here we are, turn the lights down low
Oh we can go fast, or should I go slow?
I wanna kiss your lips, is that ok?
I'm that guy, I'm that guy baby, you'll be callin' out my name, sing it to me now.
Talk to me, talk to me, am I doing this right.
Talk to me, talk to me, I am feelin' all right, (sing it)
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight (here you are tonight)
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, my whole life.
I wanna cater to you
No, nothing I wouldn't do
I tried to find words to say, I've never felt love in this way, this way
I've been waiting for this my whole life, and here you are tonight (here you are tonight)
I've been waiting for this my whole life and I can see it in your eyes
Are you ready to stay the whole night? To see the morning lights
I been waiting, and waiting, and waiting
My whole life.
Lyrics submitted by kvm_mattie
Talk to Me Lyrics as written by Rupert Lloyd Gayle George Nozuka
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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"Talk to me, talk to me, i am feelin' all right" is supposed to be "talk to me, talk to me are you feelin alright?"
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