"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.
There's something that I want to say
But words sometimes get in the way
I just want to show
My feelings for you
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than spend ev'ry moment with you
I guess you should know
I love you so
You are my lady
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
There's no way that I can resist
Your precious kiss
Girl, you've got me
So hypnotized
Just say that you'll stay with me
Cause our love was meant to be
I promise to love you
More each day
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
I love your shine, shine, shine
Let's make it last until the end of time
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
Ooh I done tell the world
(You are my lady)
That you're my girl
(Ev'rything I need and more)
Sweeter than the day, they day, the day before
(You are my lady)
Ooh, you're all I'm living for
I love the way you move girl
(You are my lady)
I love you so, yeah
(Ev'rything I need and more)
Come on let me love you, baby baby yeah
(You are my lady)
But words sometimes get in the way
I just want to show
My feelings for you
There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than spend ev'ry moment with you
I guess you should know
I love you so
You are my lady
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
There's no way that I can resist
Your precious kiss
Girl, you've got me
So hypnotized
Just say that you'll stay with me
Cause our love was meant to be
I promise to love you
More each day
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
I love your shine, shine, shine
Let's make it last until the end of time
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
You are my lady, my love
You're ev'rything I need
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for
Ooh I done tell the world
(You are my lady)
That you're my girl
(Ev'rything I need and more)
Sweeter than the day, they day, the day before
(You are my lady)
Ooh, you're all I'm living for
I love the way you move girl
(You are my lady)
I love you so, yeah
(Ev'rything I need and more)
Come on let me love you, baby baby yeah
(You are my lady)
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You Are My Lady Lyrics as written by Barry James Eastmond
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