"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.
To all the girls I've loved before,
who traveled in and out my door.
I'm glad they came along,
I dedicate this song
to all the girls I've loved before.
To all the girls I once caressed,
and may I say, I've held the best,
for helping me to grow, I owe a lot, I know,
to all the girls I've loved before.
The winds of change are always blowing
and ev'ry time I tried to stay.
The winds of change continued blowing,
and they just carried me a way.
To all the girls who shared my life,
who now are someone else's wife;
I'm glad they came along,
I dedicate this song
to all the girls I've loved before.
To all the girls who cared for me,
who filled my nights with ecstacy;
they live within my heart;
I'll always be a part of all the girls I've loved before.
the winds of change are always blowing
and ev'ry time I tried to stay.
The winds of change continued blowing,
and they just carried me way.
To all the girls we've loved before,
who traveled in and out our door;
we're glad they came along
we dedicate this song
who traveled in and out my door.
I'm glad they came along,
I dedicate this song
to all the girls I've loved before.
To all the girls I once caressed,
and may I say, I've held the best,
for helping me to grow, I owe a lot, I know,
to all the girls I've loved before.
The winds of change are always blowing
and ev'ry time I tried to stay.
The winds of change continued blowing,
and they just carried me a way.
To all the girls who shared my life,
who now are someone else's wife;
I'm glad they came along,
I dedicate this song
to all the girls I've loved before.
To all the girls who cared for me,
who filled my nights with ecstacy;
they live within my heart;
I'll always be a part of all the girls I've loved before.
the winds of change are always blowing
and ev'ry time I tried to stay.
The winds of change continued blowing,
and they just carried me way.
To all the girls we've loved before,
who traveled in and out our door;
we're glad they came along
we dedicate this song
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To All the Girls I've Loved Before Lyrics as written by Hal David Albert Hammond
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