"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.
Let's drop
Yeah, come on
Shake, shake
I'll take you home if you don't leave me at the front door
(Leave me at the front door)
Your body's cold but girl, we're gettin' so warm
And I was thinking of ways that I could get inside
(Get inside)
Tonight you're falling in love
Let me go now
This feeling's tearing me up
Here we go now
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
Your lips tremble but your eyes are in a straight stare
(In a straight stare)
We're on the bed but your clothes are laying right there
And I was thinking of places that I could hide
(That I could hide)
Tonight you're falling in love
Let me go now
This feeling's tearing me up
Here we go now
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
I saw you dancing
And I couldn't get you off my mind
I could tell that you could tell
That I was taking my time
But I was thinking of ways
To get you staying the night
Your body's shaking
Turn me on so I can turn off the lights
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Yeah, come on
Shake, shake
I'll take you home if you don't leave me at the front door
(Leave me at the front door)
Your body's cold but girl, we're gettin' so warm
And I was thinking of ways that I could get inside
(Get inside)
Tonight you're falling in love
Let me go now
This feeling's tearing me up
Here we go now
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
Your lips tremble but your eyes are in a straight stare
(In a straight stare)
We're on the bed but your clothes are laying right there
And I was thinking of places that I could hide
(That I could hide)
Tonight you're falling in love
Let me go now
This feeling's tearing me up
Here we go now
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
I saw you dancing
And I couldn't get you off my mind
I could tell that you could tell
That I was taking my time
But I was thinking of ways
To get you staying the night
Your body's shaking
Turn me on so I can turn off the lights
Now if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
Now if she moves like this
Will you move like that? Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, a-shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
A-shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Shake It Lyrics as written by Trace Cyrus Mason Musso
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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