"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.
Well, you're a long walk from my street
And I'm dying in this summer heat
I hope like hell you're waiting, waiting
Everybody's living like they're crazy in love
I'm a dizzy mess and everything is so above me
From the floor I found a life I lead today
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If they'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
So make one last call back home
'Cause tonight we go it alone
And I hope that you know I'm waiting, waiting
(Summer, do you feel me?)
Everybody's singing like they're crazy in love
We made a dizzy mess of everything and it was enough
So bring all the boys and all the girls together
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If they'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
You're going out in style and I'm getting tired of
Summer, do you feel me? Listen, can you hear it?
(All your lying stop pretending, stop)
Cave in and believe me, open up and scream it
The answer's in the smile and I'm coming clean just
Summer, do you feel me? Listen, can you hear it?
(Give me something, stop pretending)
Cave in and believe me, open up and scream it
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If we'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
And I'm dying in this summer heat
I hope like hell you're waiting, waiting
Everybody's living like they're crazy in love
I'm a dizzy mess and everything is so above me
From the floor I found a life I lead today
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If they'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
So make one last call back home
'Cause tonight we go it alone
And I hope that you know I'm waiting, waiting
(Summer, do you feel me?)
Everybody's singing like they're crazy in love
We made a dizzy mess of everything and it was enough
So bring all the boys and all the girls together
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If they'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
You're going out in style and I'm getting tired of
Summer, do you feel me? Listen, can you hear it?
(All your lying stop pretending, stop)
Cave in and believe me, open up and scream it
The answer's in the smile and I'm coming clean just
Summer, do you feel me? Listen, can you hear it?
(Give me something, stop pretending)
Cave in and believe me, open up and scream it
Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer
But they'll never, never, never take the summer from me
It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week
They can make, make, make me forget the weather
If we'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet
It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach
(Showing off, showing off our teeth)
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
The Beach Lyrics as written by Jack Bassam Barakat Alexander William Gaskarth
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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At the end of this year when I graduate, a majority of my senior class is going to Myrtle Beach for beach week, and this song is like perfect for it.
"It was the very first time That I lost my mind for a week"
"Everybody's singing like they're crazy in love We made a dizzy mess of everything And it was enough So bring all the boys and all the girls together"
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