"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.
Stand here rehearsing my words upon the floor
So when I meet you by chance I can sing them like I never have before
I try surprise you with my sharp subtle wit
But you wont realise I spent the last four months over it
Ran out of words and I practised ahead
I'd like to simply respond to the things that you said
This is the phase that is worrying me
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
And I like a conversation but this one's an examination
And I just made an explanation of why I'm here
It's like me to be a little to hard upon the sleeve
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they are broke
As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want
Cos the evening as I gaze and I wont ever change (?)
It's the sight of you following them away (?)
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they are broke
As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want
Cos the evening as I gaze and I wont ever change (?)
It's the sight of you following them away (?)
These are the words that I dropped on the floor
Said these are the words that I dropped on the floor
Cos these are the words that I dropped on the floor
Yeah these are the words that I dropped on the floor
I don't know where they are anymore
So when I meet you by chance I can sing them like I never have before
I try surprise you with my sharp subtle wit
But you wont realise I spent the last four months over it
Ran out of words and I practised ahead
I'd like to simply respond to the things that you said
This is the phase that is worrying me
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
And I like a conversation but this one's an examination
And I just made an explanation of why I'm here
It's like me to be a little to hard upon the sleeve
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they are broke
As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want
Cos the evening as I gaze and I wont ever change (?)
It's the sight of you following them away (?)
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they are broke
As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want
Cos the evening as I gaze and I wont ever change (?)
It's the sight of you following them away (?)
These are the words that I dropped on the floor
Said these are the words that I dropped on the floor
Cos these are the words that I dropped on the floor
Yeah these are the words that I dropped on the floor
I don't know where they are anymore
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Words on the Floor Lyrics as written by Tommy Reilly
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He's amazing live too, raw talent.
Just what I think...
Stand here rehearsing my words upon the floor So when I meet you by chance I can say them like I never have before I'll try surprise you with a sharp subtle wit But you wont realise I spent the last four months over it Ran out of words that I've practised ahead I'll have to simply respond to the things that you said This is the phase that is worrying me I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me? I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
And I like a conversation but this one's an examination And I just made an explanation of why I'm here It's like me to wear a little bit too much heart upon the sleeve I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me? I've dropped my words on the floor can you pick them up for me?
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they all go As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want across the evening haze, as I gaze at what'll never change The horrid sight of you following them away
Yeah I'm not gonna lie I don't mind if they all go As long as you don't follow you must know that's not what I want Across the evening haze I gaze at what'll ever change The same old sight of you following them away
These are the words that I dropped on the floor Said these are the words that I dropped on the floor Cos these are the words that I dropped on the floor Yeah these are the words that I dropped on the floor I don't know where they are anymore