"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.
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
Told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against all that you believed
Come into my bedroom (young as I want to know)
Come into my bedroom (I'll never let you go)
Come into my bedroom (trading a baseball lover)
Come into my bedroom (as I face the snow)
Young as I want to know
I'll never let you go
Trading a baseball lover
I face the snow
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
Told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against all that you believed
Come into my bedroom (young as I want to know)
Come into my bedroom (I'll never let you go)
Come into my bedroom (trading a baseball lover)
Come into my bedroom (as I face the snow)
Young as I want to know
I'll never let you go
Trading a baseball lover
I face the snow
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Come into my bedroom
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
Tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Finishing eight or nine?
Tell me, what's the perfect time?
I told you I'll be waiting
Hiding from the rainfall
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
Young as I want to know
I will never let you go
Trading a baseball lover as I face the snow
So, tell me, what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased?
On my last strength against you
Baby, tell me what you need
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Champagne Coast Lyrics as written by Devonte Hynes
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Correct lyrics, typed up from the liner notes:
Finishing 8 or 9? Tell me what's the perfect time? Told you I'll be waiting Hiding from the rainfall
Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom
Tell me what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased On my last strength against all that you believed
Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom
Young as I want to know I'll never let you go Trading a baseball lover As I face the snow
Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom Come into my bedroom
Finishing 8 or 9? Tell me what's the perfect time? I told you I'd been waiting Hiding from the rainfall Tell me what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased On my last strength against you Baby tell me what you need?
Young as I want to know I'll never let you go Trading a baseball lover As I face the snow
So tell me what's the joy of giving if you're never pleased On my last strength against you Baby tell me what you need?
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