"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 a boy that I'm into, he's so fly, so cute
I dreamt of, him every night, he had me, on cloud nine
Thought I could trust him, why?, he said to me when I needed him
He was there for me, then I found out he did the same
For every girl, with a pretty face
I just wanted to believe that
He was so innocent, so sweet
He did everything for me and
People told me all along, he was wrong
But I was so naive
Don't let him do to you what he did to me
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
He played me the whole time, that's why I'm warning you
I'm not the jealous type
'cause I've already been there done that
And nothing that he says will make me want him back
It does matter what he sends me
A dozen flowers or a diamond that's bling bling
It's all good but I'm not the one to be staying home while he's having fun
I just wanted to believe that
He was so innocent, so sweet
He did everything for me and
People told me all along, he was wrong
But I was so naive
Don't let him do to you what he did to me
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
Girlfriend, I'm just trying to make you see
That it's not about you, it's not about me
You can't let him get the best of you this way
You gotta love yourself and just walk away
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
I dreamt of, him every night, he had me, on cloud nine
Thought I could trust him, why?, he said to me when I needed him
He was there for me, then I found out he did the same
For every girl, with a pretty face
I just wanted to believe that
He was so innocent, so sweet
He did everything for me and
People told me all along, he was wrong
But I was so naive
Don't let him do to you what he did to me
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
He played me the whole time, that's why I'm warning you
I'm not the jealous type
'cause I've already been there done that
And nothing that he says will make me want him back
It does matter what he sends me
A dozen flowers or a diamond that's bling bling
It's all good but I'm not the one to be staying home while he's having fun
I just wanted to believe that
He was so innocent, so sweet
He did everything for me and
People told me all along, he was wrong
But I was so naive
Don't let him do to you what he did to me
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
Girlfriend, I'm just trying to make you see
That it's not about you, it's not about me
You can't let him get the best of you this way
You gotta love yourself and just walk away
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
Thought I told you that, he would break your heart
He was no good for you, from the start
Thought I told you that, he had another girl
You're not the only woman in his world
Thought I told you that, he would make you cry
I don't see how you believe his lie
Thought I told you that, I hate to say that I told you so
Take it from me, you better leave him alone
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I Thought I Told You That Lyrics as written by Miklos Malek Nicole Renee Harris
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