"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.
You should be here
You should really be here with me, babe (You should
Really be here with me, babe)
You should be here
Girl, you know you drive me crazy (Girl, you know you
Drive me crazy)
You should be here
You should really be here with me, babe
(Oh, oh, oh)
You should be here
I just want to drive you crazy
You should be here in the mornin' time
When I'm makin' my breakfast
You should be here beneath me
To feel me, to heal me
You should be here to ride me
To trap me and climb me
You should be here, I'm a good man
And I work hard on my night job
You should be here
Let me show you what you're missin' every day
You should be here
Once I get you, you ain't never gonna walk away
You should be here
Well, I got more than just a bit and some money
Girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here
You should be here in the evenin'
Get to squeezin', teasin'
Forget the reasons
Why you're shook up
Oh, lately you should see the tricks that I got
Oh, for you, mama
Specially in be my lady
Let?s get lazy and make babies, you make me hot
You should be here
Let me show you what you're missin' every day, yeah
You should be here
Once I get you, you ain't never gonna walk away, yeah
You should be here
See, I got more than just some good and some money
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here
'Cause I don't like bein' lonely
You should be here with me, babe (You should be here
With me, babe)
Girl, you know you drive me crazy (Girl, you know you
Drive me crazy)
You should really be here with me, babe (You should
Really be here with me, babe)
I just want to drive you crazy
(I just want to drive you crazy)
You should be here
Oh yeah (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You should be here
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
You should be here
Oh, oh, oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
I wish you were here with me, baby (Girl, I wish you
Were here)
You should be here
You don't know what you are missin?
You should be here
For in my dreams last night I think I had you
Everywhere
You should be here
Well, I got more than just a bit and some money
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here, yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah
Said I really want, babe (I said I really want you, babe)
Said I really want, babe (Wish you were here with me)
Said I really want, babe
Said I really want, babe (Oh, really, really want you
Alone with me)
Said I really want, babe
Said I really want, babe (Said I really want you alone with me)
Said I really want, babe, hey, hey
You should really be here with me, babe (You should
Really be here with me, babe)
You should be here
Girl, you know you drive me crazy (Girl, you know you
Drive me crazy)
You should be here
You should really be here with me, babe
(Oh, oh, oh)
You should be here
I just want to drive you crazy
You should be here in the mornin' time
When I'm makin' my breakfast
You should be here beneath me
To feel me, to heal me
You should be here to ride me
To trap me and climb me
You should be here, I'm a good man
And I work hard on my night job
You should be here
Let me show you what you're missin' every day
You should be here
Once I get you, you ain't never gonna walk away
You should be here
Well, I got more than just a bit and some money
Girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here
You should be here in the evenin'
Get to squeezin', teasin'
Forget the reasons
Why you're shook up
Oh, lately you should see the tricks that I got
Oh, for you, mama
Specially in be my lady
Let?s get lazy and make babies, you make me hot
You should be here
Let me show you what you're missin' every day, yeah
You should be here
Once I get you, you ain't never gonna walk away, yeah
You should be here
See, I got more than just some good and some money
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here
'Cause I don't like bein' lonely
You should be here with me, babe (You should be here
With me, babe)
Girl, you know you drive me crazy (Girl, you know you
Drive me crazy)
You should really be here with me, babe (You should
Really be here with me, babe)
I just want to drive you crazy
(I just want to drive you crazy)
You should be here
Oh yeah (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You should be here
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
You should be here
Oh, oh, oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
I wish you were here with me, baby (Girl, I wish you
Were here)
You should be here
You don't know what you are missin?
You should be here
For in my dreams last night I think I had you
Everywhere
You should be here
Well, I got more than just a bit and some money
Ooh, girl, I wish you were here
You should be here, you should be here, yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah
Said I really want, babe (I said I really want you, babe)
Said I really want, babe (Wish you were here with me)
Said I really want, babe
Said I really want, babe (Oh, really, really want you
Alone with me)
Said I really want, babe
Said I really want, babe (Said I really want you alone with me)
Said I really want, babe, hey, hey
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Be Here Lyrics as written by Michael D'angelo Archer Glenn Don Ii Standridge
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