"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.
Something’s setting me apart from all the other guys
Not the clothes I’m wearing or the colour of my eyes
Can you keep a secret, I'm an angel in disguise
Yeah that's right
I've been sent to supervise
You don't even recognise the burden that it brings
Now and then a man like me has gotta spread his wings
Yeah that's right
So tonight do you mind
If I fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Seeing as we're here together why don't you join in
Lose your inhibitions now and take a little spin
Come and hold me closely and then we can begin
That's right
You will find you and I
We'll fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Look so fine
Up there in my sky
I’m not sure I wanna so pure
Lead me not into temptation
Coz I can't be seen to weaken
What the hell lets fly a little more
You make me wanna
You make me wanna
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Not the clothes I’m wearing or the colour of my eyes
Can you keep a secret, I'm an angel in disguise
Yeah that's right
I've been sent to supervise
You don't even recognise the burden that it brings
Now and then a man like me has gotta spread his wings
Yeah that's right
So tonight do you mind
If I fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Seeing as we're here together why don't you join in
Lose your inhibitions now and take a little spin
Come and hold me closely and then we can begin
That's right
You will find you and I
We'll fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Look so fine
Up there in my sky
I’m not sure I wanna so pure
Lead me not into temptation
Coz I can't be seen to weaken
What the hell lets fly a little more
You make me wanna
You make me wanna
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
Fly around the room
It's what you make me wanna do
Lyrics submitted by paper.raindrps
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Great version of a great song,
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