"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.
Never wanna stand up for myself
Never wanna get in the way, I said it
I don't know what the plan is,
But you can share with me, 'cause I'll
Be listening here,
To everything you say, I won't turn away
And I listen, open up my heart and
I must say that I love you, so
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Every day is a battle I face
Strange life I lead but it's what you've decided
I'll give it all into your hands,
Do what you will with me, and oh
I'll smile when you speak
Remember those times I was hoping for something
And shaking my head from all I've done
But you never left me
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Give it up for you, I would give it up for you
I would give it up for you, I'd do anything for you
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
I have fallen in love
I have fallen in love
I have fallen in love
Never wanna get in the way, I said it
I don't know what the plan is,
But you can share with me, 'cause I'll
Be listening here,
To everything you say, I won't turn away
And I listen, open up my heart and
I must say that I love you, so
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Every day is a battle I face
Strange life I lead but it's what you've decided
I'll give it all into your hands,
Do what you will with me, and oh
I'll smile when you speak
Remember those times I was hoping for something
And shaking my head from all I've done
But you never left me
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Give it up for you, I would give it up for you
I would give it up for you, I'd do anything for you
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than ever before
Oo la love, I've fallen in love, and it's better this time than I've ever known
I have fallen in love
I have fallen in love
I have fallen in love
Lyrics submitted by mindsawake, edited by smexybak
I Would Do Anything For You Lyrics as written by Mark Foster
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love this song!!! I think it's just a beautyful song, that means what is said. i
*no i. stupid keyboard