"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.
I never knew there'd come a day
When I'd be sayin' to you
"Don't let this good love slip away
Now that we know that it's true"
Don't, don't you know the kind of man I am?
No, said I'd never fall in love again
But it's real, and the feeling comes shining through
So caught up in you, little girl
And I never did suspect a thing
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me, baby
You taught me
How good it could be
It took so long to change my mind
I thought that love was a game
I played around enough to find
No two are ever the same
You made me realized the love I missed
So hot
Love I couldn't quite resist
When it's right, the light just comes shining through
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me, baby
You taught me
How good it could be
Fill your days and your nights
No need to ever ask me twice
Oh no
Whenever you want me
And if ever comes a day
When you should turn and walk away
Oh no
I can't live without you
So caught up in you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And if ever comes a day
When you should turn and walk away oh no
I can't live without you
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught, me baby
You taught me
How good it could be, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me and taught me
You got me so caught up in you
When I'd be sayin' to you
"Don't let this good love slip away
Now that we know that it's true"
Don't, don't you know the kind of man I am?
No, said I'd never fall in love again
But it's real, and the feeling comes shining through
So caught up in you, little girl
And I never did suspect a thing
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me, baby
You taught me
How good it could be
It took so long to change my mind
I thought that love was a game
I played around enough to find
No two are ever the same
You made me realized the love I missed
So hot
Love I couldn't quite resist
When it's right, the light just comes shining through
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me, baby
You taught me
How good it could be
Fill your days and your nights
No need to ever ask me twice
Oh no
Whenever you want me
And if ever comes a day
When you should turn and walk away
Oh no
I can't live without you
So caught up in you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And if ever comes a day
When you should turn and walk away oh no
I can't live without you
So caught up in you, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught, me baby
You taught me
How good it could be, little girl
You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl
That I never want to get myself free
And baby, it's true
You're the one
Who caught me and taught me
You got me so caught up in you
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Caught Up In You Lyrics as written by Jim Peterik Frank Sullivan
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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