"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.
Written by ricki & kim wilde
I will be there when you call
I will be there
It's so sad
When lovers part
They walk away and break their hearts
Yes I've had my share of tears
I walked away but now I'm here
'cause now that I can see
All the things that you're doing to me
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there when you call
When you call
I will be there when you call
I will be there
If you ever need me baby
I want you to understand
I need you now, I needed you then
Stupid things got in our way
But now I'm coming home to stay
'cause now that I can see
All the things that you're doing to me
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there when you call
Never gonna leave you
Now I'm gonna stay forever
'cause you know I need you
Never gonna leave you
Now I'm gonna stay forever
I can't say goodbye
And you know I tried to walk away
But the feeling deep inside of my soul
Told me to stay
'cause I can't say goodbye
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there if you call
'cause I can't say goodbye
I will be there when you call
I will be there
It's so sad
When lovers part
They walk away and break their hearts
Yes I've had my share of tears
I walked away but now I'm here
'cause now that I can see
All the things that you're doing to me
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there when you call
When you call
I will be there when you call
I will be there
If you ever need me baby
I want you to understand
I need you now, I needed you then
Stupid things got in our way
But now I'm coming home to stay
'cause now that I can see
All the things that you're doing to me
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there when you call
Never gonna leave you
Now I'm gonna stay forever
'cause you know I need you
Never gonna leave you
Now I'm gonna stay forever
I can't say goodbye
And you know I tried to walk away
But the feeling deep inside of my soul
Told me to stay
'cause I can't say goodbye
I can't say goodbye
In the night I will be there
I will always stay around
In the day
I will be there if you call
'cause I can't say goodbye
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I Can't Say Goodbye Lyrics as written by Rick Wilde Kim Wilde
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