"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.
Oh
Ohh, whoa, ohh
I love to see you walk into the room
Body shining, lighting up the place
And when you talk, everybody stops
'Cause they know you know just what to say and
The way that you protect your friends
Baby, I respect you for that
And when you grow, you take everyone you love along
I love that shit
Don't fly me away
Don't need to buy a diamond key
To unlock my heart
You shelter my soul
You're my fire when I'm cold
I want you to know
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
Baby, when you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
I get so excited when you travel with me
Baby, while I'm on my grind
And never would I ever let my hustle
Come between me and my family time and
You keep me humble out of this hype
'Cause you know there's more to life
And if I need you, you will be here
You will make the sacrifice
Don't fly me away
Don't need to buy a diamond key
To unlock my heart
You shelter my soul (ohh)
You're my fire when I'm cold (ohh)
Just want you to know
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
Baby, when you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
Gotta feel you and be near you
You're the air that I breathe to survive
Gotta hold you, wanna show you
That without you my sun doesn't shine
(You don't have to try so hard for me to love you)
Boy, without you my life just ain't the same
(You don't have to try so hard for me to love you)
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
When you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago
Baby, when you
Stole my cool
You had me at, "Hello"
Hello
Hello
Ohh, whoa, ohh
I love to see you walk into the room
Body shining, lighting up the place
And when you talk, everybody stops
'Cause they know you know just what to say and
The way that you protect your friends
Baby, I respect you for that
And when you grow, you take everyone you love along
I love that shit
Don't fly me away
Don't need to buy a diamond key
To unlock my heart
You shelter my soul
You're my fire when I'm cold
I want you to know
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
Baby, when you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
I get so excited when you travel with me
Baby, while I'm on my grind
And never would I ever let my hustle
Come between me and my family time and
You keep me humble out of this hype
'Cause you know there's more to life
And if I need you, you will be here
You will make the sacrifice
Don't fly me away
Don't need to buy a diamond key
To unlock my heart
You shelter my soul (ohh)
You're my fire when I'm cold (ohh)
Just want you to know
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
Baby, when you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
Gotta feel you and be near you
You're the air that I breathe to survive
Gotta hold you, wanna show you
That without you my sun doesn't shine
(You don't have to try so hard for me to love you)
Boy, without you my life just ain't the same
(You don't have to try so hard for me to love you)
You had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello)
You had me at, "Hello" (hello)
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago (ago)
When you (when you)
Stole my cool (stole my cool, my cool)
'Cause you had me at, "Hello"
(Hello) hello
(Hello) hello
(Hello, hello)
It was many years ago
Baby, when you
Stole my cool
You had me at, "Hello"
Hello
Hello
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Hello Lyrics as written by David Quinones Evan Kidd Bogart
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i don't really get this song ! is it like . you had me from hello ( as in when he said hello to her) or WHEN they just said hello anyway :) ha LOVE THE SONG THOUGH .