"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.
Alright, let's go
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl
How many I told you's and start overs
And shoulders have you cried on before?
How many promises be honest girl?
How many tears you let hit the floor?
How many bags you packed
Just to take 'em back tell me that
How many either or's (but no more)
If you let me inside of your world
There'd be the one less lonely girl
Saw so many pretty faces (before I saw you you)
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you (I'm coming for you)
No no
Don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when you're mine in the world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
Christmas wasn't merry 14th of February
Not one of them spent with you
How many dinner dates set dinner plates and
He didn't even touch his food
How many torn photographs are you taping back
Tell me that couldn't see an open door
But no more
If you let me inside of your world
There'll be one less lonely girl
Saw so many pretty faces
(Before I saw you you)
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you I'm coming for you
No no
Don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when your mine in this world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside of your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl
I can fix up your broken heart (heart)
I can give you a brand new start (start)
I can make you believe (yeah)
I just wanna set one girl free to fall,
Free to fall (she's free to fall)
Fall in love
With me
Her hearts locked and nowhere to get the key
I'll take her and leave the world with one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl
You shawty
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl
How many I told you's and start overs
And shoulders have you cried on before?
How many promises be honest girl?
How many tears you let hit the floor?
How many bags you packed
Just to take 'em back tell me that
How many either or's (but no more)
If you let me inside of your world
There'd be the one less lonely girl
Saw so many pretty faces (before I saw you you)
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you (I'm coming for you)
No no
Don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when you're mine in the world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl(I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl
Christmas wasn't merry 14th of February
Not one of them spent with you
How many dinner dates set dinner plates and
He didn't even touch his food
How many torn photographs are you taping back
Tell me that couldn't see an open door
But no more
If you let me inside of your world
There'll be one less lonely girl
Saw so many pretty faces
(Before I saw you you)
Now all I see is you
I'm coming for you I'm coming for you
No no
Don't need these other pretty faces like I need you
And when your mine in this world
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside of your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl
I can fix up your broken heart (heart)
I can give you a brand new start (start)
I can make you believe (yeah)
I just wanna set one girl free to fall,
Free to fall (she's free to fall)
Fall in love
With me
Her hearts locked and nowhere to get the key
I'll take her and leave the world with one less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl
There's gonna be one less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
One less lonely girl (one less lonely girl)
I'm gonna put you first (I'm coming for you)
I'll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do)
If you let me inside your world
There's gonna be on less lonely girl
You shawty
Lyrics submitted by beautifulxgoodbye
One Less Lonely Girl [Acoustic; Version] Lyrics as written by Ezekiel Lewis Sean Hamilton
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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it's funny when you translate it back to english. lol
translate it then for us
(Alright let's go)<br /> <br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (One Less Lonely Girl)<br /> One less lonely girl (One Less Lonely Girl)<br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (One Less Lonely Girl)<br /> One Less Lonely Girl<br /> <br /> There are words we say today<br /> But who do us wrong<br /> And which are worthless when they are restrained<br /> And it just for believing again<br /> You keep the words that remain intact<br /> And the tears running down your body (yet)<br /> But if I stay with you<br /> There'll Be The One Less Lonely Girl<br /> <br /> Ohh (Oh Oh)<br /> No other face not made me mad<br /> Now all i see is you<br /> I'm coming for you (I'm coming for you)<br /> Ohh (Oh)<br /> With you I want to be more than any<br /> And when you're in the World Mine<br /> <br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)<br /> One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)<br /> One Less Lonely Girl<br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> I stand before you<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> You can walk in my footsteps<br /> (That's What Im gonna do)<br /> If you let me inside your world<br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> <br /> But it is only a memory in your life<br /> There is too much space between you<br /> Even the hours spent thinking always<br /> Are useless after all<br /> And so many lost words on pages<br /> And tears running down your body (yet)<br /> But if I stay with you<br /> There'll Be The One Less Lonely Girl<br /> <br /> Ohh (Oh Oh)<br /> No other face did made me crazy<br /> Now all i see is you<br /> I'm coming for you (I'm coming for you)<br /> Ohh (Oh)<br /> With you I want to be more than any<br /> And when you're mine In This World<br /> <br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)<br /> One less lonely girl (I'm coming for you)<br /> One Less Lonely Girl<br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> I stand before you<br /> (I'm coming for you)<br /> You can walk in my footsteps<br /> (That's What Im gonna do)<br /> If you let me inside your world<br /> There's gonna be one less lonely girl<br /> <br /> It requires only that you make it<br /> You gotta walk out that door that I deliver you<br /> You have only to say it louder<br /> (Free to fall)<br /> A little harder<br /> (Fall in Love)<br /> I pray that today you begin your life<br /> With me, I promise<br /> You'll be one less lonely girl