"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, this heart of mine
Has been hardened like a stone
It might take some time
To get back what is gone
But I'm movin' on
And you don't haunt my dreams
Like you did before
When I would curse your name
Hey
Well, I heard the news
That you were back in town
Just passin' through
To claim your lost and found
But I'm over you
And there ain't nothin' that
You could say or do
To take what you did back
You've got nerve to waltz right in
And think what's mine is yours again
I been doin' fine without you
Forgettin' all the love we once knew
And girl, I ain't the one that slammed that door
But now you say you've changed your thinkin'
But I ain't got a heart for breakin'
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
'Cause love don't live here anymore
Oh, no
Well baby, you can try
To tell me how it is
And try to justify
Everything you did
But honey, I'm no fool
And I been down this road
Too many times with you
I think it's best you go
Well, I got one thing left to say
Is you can lay in the bed you've made
I been doin' fine without you
Forgettin' all the love we once knew
And girl, I ain't the one that slammed that door
But now you say you've changed your thinkin'
But I ain't got a heart for breakin'
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
'Cause love don't live here anymore
No, no
Love don't live here anymore
Oh no, oh no
Well you don't live here anymore
Oh you don't live here anymore
Oh no
Has been hardened like a stone
It might take some time
To get back what is gone
But I'm movin' on
And you don't haunt my dreams
Like you did before
When I would curse your name
Hey
Well, I heard the news
That you were back in town
Just passin' through
To claim your lost and found
But I'm over you
And there ain't nothin' that
You could say or do
To take what you did back
You've got nerve to waltz right in
And think what's mine is yours again
I been doin' fine without you
Forgettin' all the love we once knew
And girl, I ain't the one that slammed that door
But now you say you've changed your thinkin'
But I ain't got a heart for breakin'
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
'Cause love don't live here anymore
Oh, no
Well baby, you can try
To tell me how it is
And try to justify
Everything you did
But honey, I'm no fool
And I been down this road
Too many times with you
I think it's best you go
Well, I got one thing left to say
Is you can lay in the bed you've made
I been doin' fine without you
Forgettin' all the love we once knew
And girl, I ain't the one that slammed that door
But now you say you've changed your thinkin'
But I ain't got a heart for breakin'
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
'Cause love don't live here anymore
No, no
Love don't live here anymore
Oh no, oh no
Well you don't live here anymore
Oh you don't live here anymore
Oh no
Lyrics submitted by XchelsatthediscoX
Love Don't Live Here Lyrics as written by Dave Haywood Hillary Dawn Scott
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i LOVE this song...sooo good!!!
He got left by the one he loved, and now that person wants to come back into his life. He won't give them forgiveness and is saying he has no love left to give because they already took his whole heart previously. I love this song :)
It's always an interesting turning of the tide when she leaves you, but then comes crawling back. This song described a girlfriend from a couple years ago. Thanks for another great song Lady A!
"Now you see a change of thinkin'"-love that line. :)
I think it's "well now you say you've changed your thinkin'" :) but good line, nonetheless.