"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.
Some people are down and now,
Some people are lonely now,
Some people just need a vacation,
Some people can't fight a smile,
For some people it's been a while since,
They had an all night conversation
Since you walked into my life,
Everything's felt so right
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
I remember how we used to be
I remember how I used to dream
So along you come along
To sweep me off of my feet
Some people say wishes don't come true,
Well I say some wishes do
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
And when they look at us,
They can tell, we're in love,
Oh, it's so obvious
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Oh-Oh
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
Oh
Me with you
Some people are lonely now,
Some people just need a vacation,
Some people can't fight a smile,
For some people it's been a while since,
They had an all night conversation
Since you walked into my life,
Everything's felt so right
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
I remember how we used to be
I remember how I used to dream
So along you come along
To sweep me off of my feet
Some people say wishes don't come true,
Well I say some wishes do
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
And when they look at us,
They can tell, we're in love,
Oh, it's so obvious
The sun's been shining,
And I've been singing
This song in my head and it goes
Lalalalalalalala
Nothing but blue sky
When I stare into your eyes
I get tongue tied everytime
You smile
Some people don't know
What love can do
Oh-Oh
Some people don't know
What love can do
Well, they should see me with you
Oh
Me with you
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i think its tongue tied everytime you smile
thank you
These lyrics are severely wrong. But I love this song, it's my favorite by her.
Some people are down and out Some people are lonely now Some people just need a vacation Some people can't find a smile For some people it's been awhile Since they've had an all night conversation
But since you've walked into my life Everything's felt so right
The sun's been shining And I've been singing This song in my head and it goes "La la la la la la la"
Nothing but blue skies but I stare into your eyes I get tongue tied every time you smile Some people don't know what love can do Well they should see me with you
I remember how it used to be I remember how I used to dream For someone to come along and sweep me off my feet Some people say wishes don't come true Well I say some wishes do
The sun's been shining And I've been singing This song in my head and it goes "La la la la la la la"
Nothing but blue skies but I stare into your eyes I get tongue tied every time you smile Some people don't know what love can do Well they should see me with you
And when they look at us they can tell we're in love Oh, it's so obvious
The sun's been shining and I've been singing This song in my head and it goes "La la la la la la la"
Nothing but blue skies but I stare into your eyes I get tongue tied every time you smile Some people don't know what love can do Oh Some people don't know what love can do Well they should see me with you
Me with you
Absolutely adore this song :') one of the cutest she has done and think more people should listen to it :D <3