"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.
When I wake up in the morning time
I like to see you sleeping by my side
I think about the nights we had before
Wanna give you this and more
Let you know I truly adore you
Being with you, loving you this way is so sweet
The way you kiss me, you're making my knees go weak
We could be forever happy, through rain or whatever
Never gonna take the fantasy away from you
[Chorus]
I need to be everything you see in your dreams
It seems to me you'll never find another lover gold as I,
To give you all that you need
And I'll be there to love you each and every night and all through the day
There was a time that I didn't have you around
Back in them days my heart never made a sound
Now it's beating like my head's in the clouds
Never doubt that I'ma always be down to hang around you
You're making me feel so good inside
The way I feel when you love me makes me wanna cry
All these truffle of the things you do, make my love dream come true
Moving me to tell you that I love you
[Chorus]
I like to see you sleeping by my side
I think about the nights we had before
Wanna give you this and more
Let you know I truly adore you
Being with you, loving you this way is so sweet
The way you kiss me, you're making my knees go weak
We could be forever happy, through rain or whatever
Never gonna take the fantasy away from you
[Chorus]
I need to be everything you see in your dreams
It seems to me you'll never find another lover gold as I,
To give you all that you need
And I'll be there to love you each and every night and all through the day
There was a time that I didn't have you around
Back in them days my heart never made a sound
Now it's beating like my head's in the clouds
Never doubt that I'ma always be down to hang around you
You're making me feel so good inside
The way I feel when you love me makes me wanna cry
All these truffle of the things you do, make my love dream come true
Moving me to tell you that I love you
[Chorus]
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I've got you all beat - I heard it on Entourage AND The L Word. xD
It's so passionate, I love it.