"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.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Ooh, oh, ooh baby
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
Wondering if
A face that wears a smile like yours
Has ever heard a no before
Such a beauty and a blessing
And if no one else is telling
I will I will
Wondering if
A man like me could swallow his pride
Would you stay with me and stand by my side
And let nothing come between it
Girl you know I really mean it
For real for real for real
[Chorus:]
When she lays down at night
I wonder what she sees
When she thinks of paradise
Maybe she'll dream of me
So every night I pray
That when she goes to sleep
And she dreams of a love
Maybe she'll dream of me
Just imagine the possibilities (talking about the possibilities)
If you would only let down your guard
I always say my love is easy babe
You don't have to make it so hard (so hard yeah)
I know you won't nothing else
But you can try and tell yourself it's all a game (all a game)
I know you been only wishing
For a love that goes the distance
Call my name
Cause I am in love with you
[Chorus]
[Rap]
I'm thinking that your outta my league
Walking round looking like something right outta my dreams
People saying me and you was like the finest cheerleader
Going with the dude that got picked last for the team
But desire is a miraculously thing
When your soul get ravenous
All you want is just a little happiness
And you would gladly grab it from the average things
No matter how it'll look or how absurd that it seems
So it's important to stay to when it's workin, ya mean?
Even if your perfect person is alerted by screams
And was wasn't and wows and how are they together man I just can't believe
This is something that the old G's called composure
Keep me in mind
Baby you are my star and I no realigned
Sweet candy for me and my dreaming eyes
And when I lay down at night maybe you'll be in mind
Know what I'm sayin?
[Chorus]
Ooh, oh, ooh baby
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
Wondering if
A face that wears a smile like yours
Has ever heard a no before
Such a beauty and a blessing
And if no one else is telling
I will I will
Wondering if
A man like me could swallow his pride
Would you stay with me and stand by my side
And let nothing come between it
Girl you know I really mean it
For real for real for real
[Chorus:]
When she lays down at night
I wonder what she sees
When she thinks of paradise
Maybe she'll dream of me
So every night I pray
That when she goes to sleep
And she dreams of a love
Maybe she'll dream of me
Just imagine the possibilities (talking about the possibilities)
If you would only let down your guard
I always say my love is easy babe
You don't have to make it so hard (so hard yeah)
I know you won't nothing else
But you can try and tell yourself it's all a game (all a game)
I know you been only wishing
For a love that goes the distance
Call my name
Cause I am in love with you
[Chorus]
[Rap]
I'm thinking that your outta my league
Walking round looking like something right outta my dreams
People saying me and you was like the finest cheerleader
Going with the dude that got picked last for the team
But desire is a miraculously thing
When your soul get ravenous
All you want is just a little happiness
And you would gladly grab it from the average things
No matter how it'll look or how absurd that it seems
So it's important to stay to when it's workin, ya mean?
Even if your perfect person is alerted by screams
And was wasn't and wows and how are they together man I just can't believe
This is something that the old G's called composure
Keep me in mind
Baby you are my star and I no realigned
Sweet candy for me and my dreaming eyes
And when I lay down at night maybe you'll be in mind
Know what I'm sayin?
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by giasinta
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