"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.
Everything I want I have
Money, notoriety, and rivieras
I even think I found god
In the flash bulbs of the pretty cameras
Pretty cameras, pretty cameras
Am I glamorous tell me, am I glamorous?
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you want to see me fall
Boy your so dopeÂ
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They all think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
Summertime is nice and hot
And my life is sweet like vanilla is
Gold and silver line in my heart
Burned into to my brain are all these stolen images
Stolen images baby stolen images
Can you picture it?
Babe the life we could've lived
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
Then I'll think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
We were two kids just trying to get out
Live on the dark side of the american dream
We would dance all night
Play our music loud
When we grew up nothing was what it seemed
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china doll
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights mean
Nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing if I can't have you
Money, notoriety, and rivieras
I even think I found god
In the flash bulbs of the pretty cameras
Pretty cameras, pretty cameras
Am I glamorous tell me, am I glamorous?
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you want to see me fall
Boy your so dopeÂ
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They all think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
Summertime is nice and hot
And my life is sweet like vanilla is
Gold and silver line in my heart
Burned into to my brain are all these stolen images
Stolen images baby stolen images
Can you picture it?
Babe the life we could've lived
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
Then I'll think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
We were two kids just trying to get out
Live on the dark side of the american dream
We would dance all night
Play our music loud
When we grew up nothing was what it seemed
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china dollÂ
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing without you
Hello hello
C-can you hear me
I can be your china doll
If you like to see me fall
Boy your so dope so dope
your love is deadly
Tell me life is beautiful
They think I have it all
I'm nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights mean
Nothing without you
All my dreams and all the lights meanÂ
Nothing if I can't have you
Lyrics submitted by fadedera
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This song is officially titled "Without You"
Everything I want I have: Money, notoriety, rivieras. I even think I found God In the flash bulbs of your pretty cameras, Pretty cameras, pretty cameras. Am I glamorous? Baby, am I glamorous?
Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? I can be your china doll If you want to see me fall. Boy your so dope, your love is deadly. Tell me life is beautiful, They all think I have it all. I am nothing without you. All my dreams and all the lights mean Nothing without you.
Summertime is nice and hot, And my life is sweet like vanilla is. Gold and silver line my heart But burned into to my brain all these stolen images, Stolen images, baby, stolen images. Can you picture this What a life we could've lived?
Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? I can be your china doll If you want to see me fall. Boy your so dope, your love is deadly. Tell me life is beautiful, They all think I have it all. I am nothing without you. All my dreams and all the lights mean Nothing without you.
We were two kids, just tryin to get out, Live on the dark side of the American dream. We would stay out late, play our music loud, When we grew up nothing was what it seemed.
Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? I can be your china doll If you want to see me fall. Boy your so dope, (so dope) your love is deadly. Tell me life is beautiful, They all think I have it all. I am nothing without you. All my dreams and all the lights mean Nothing without you.
All my dreams and all the lights mean Nothing if I can't have you.
Boy you're so dope*
Thank you for the corrections. Excited to hear the finalized version. Always thought the fan title was more appealing then the over used plain Jane boring without you title.