"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 wanted to forget that night we'd had
Dinner, dancing, drinks and then back to my pad
Well bang, bang, bang, who's the man?
You were a naughty girl, the best I'd ever had
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (and come to bed)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (that's what she said)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
Three months later on the phone I've got your dad
He's not a happy man, no he was flippin' mad
He's got the hump and you've got the bump
And I've got you and you've got everything I had
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (and come to bed)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (that's what she said)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
One and one makes three
Take off your clothes and come to bed
Take off your clothes, that's what she said
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (that's what she said)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (and come to bed)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep (and I don't need sleep)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (and come to bed)
[x2]
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
Dinner, dancing, drinks and then back to my pad
Well bang, bang, bang, who's the man?
You were a naughty girl, the best I'd ever had
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (and come to bed)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (that's what she said)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
Three months later on the phone I've got your dad
He's not a happy man, no he was flippin' mad
He's got the hump and you've got the bump
And I've got you and you've got everything I had
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (and come to bed)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (that's what she said)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
One and one makes three
Take off your clothes and come to bed
Take off your clothes, that's what she said
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, that's what she said (that's what she said)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (and come to bed)
I've got my needs and I don't need sleep (and I don't need sleep)
Take off your clothes, take off your clothes, take off your clothes and come to bed (and come to bed)
[x2]
It used to be just me but that's how one and one makes three
Lyrics submitted by eelylove
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