"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.
Oh, oh, yeah, dear Santa, dear Santa
Santa please don't forget me tonight
I've been acting real good doing all that I should
That I should have done everything right
Dear Santa, dear Santa
Could you bring your joy to the world
Don't leave out any place put a smile
On the face of every little boy and girl
Santa I know that you'll read every word
So I'm writing this letter to you
My Christmas wish is for peace on the earth
Oh, I know you can make it come true
Dear Santa, dear Santa
Spread some happiness from high up above
As you soar through the sky with your Reindeer that fly
Fillin' every single heart with love, mm
Santa I know that your well on your way
Better hurry 'cause it's Christmas Eve
Tomorrow I'll wake to that magical day
When everybody believes
Dear Santa, dear Santa
I can already feel the good cheer
There's a change in the air lots of hope everywhere
That's way Christmas is my favorite time of year
Thank you Santa oh, thank you Santa
Thank you Santa oh, thank you Santa
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
With all the joy you bring and all that you do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
With all the joy you bring and all that you do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
(Thank you Santa, oh thank you Santa)
Santa please don't forget me tonight
I've been acting real good doing all that I should
That I should have done everything right
Dear Santa, dear Santa
Could you bring your joy to the world
Don't leave out any place put a smile
On the face of every little boy and girl
Santa I know that you'll read every word
So I'm writing this letter to you
My Christmas wish is for peace on the earth
Oh, I know you can make it come true
Dear Santa, dear Santa
Spread some happiness from high up above
As you soar through the sky with your Reindeer that fly
Fillin' every single heart with love, mm
Santa I know that your well on your way
Better hurry 'cause it's Christmas Eve
Tomorrow I'll wake to that magical day
When everybody believes
Dear Santa, dear Santa
I can already feel the good cheer
There's a change in the air lots of hope everywhere
That's way Christmas is my favorite time of year
Thank you Santa oh, thank you Santa
Thank you Santa oh, thank you Santa
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
With all the joy you bring and all that you do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
With all the joy you bring and all that you do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
There's just one more thing that I wanna do
I wanna say Merry Christmas dear Santa to you
(Thank you Santa, oh thank you Santa)
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Dear Santa Lyrics as written by Matthew Gerrard Bridget Benenate
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