"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.
[Chorus]
It's so illogical
So unconceivable
How could you ever love anyone other than me?
It's so impossible
So unbelievable
How could you have the nerve to tell me that you want to go away?
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby just let me explain
[Chorus]
Girl you need to know, if your gonna go
You'll be back in time,
I've got everything you need
Look over this sea
Baby it doesn't get better than me
Yo it doesn't get better baby
Come on, It doesn't get better
[Verse 2]
It must be magical
Or maybe mystical
If that call you say will be
For your love, better than me?
Could it be possible
Your just delusional
I am the better one
So don't don't you go away
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby just let me explain
[Chorus]
Girl you need to know (you need to know)
If your gonna go (If your gonna go)
You'll be back in time (you'll be back in time, back in time)
I've got everything you need (everything you need)
Look over this sea (look over this sea)
It doesn't get better than me (it doesn't get better than me)
Don't waste my time I've got girls in line
Moment that you go
I'll be sure to let them know
You'll be on your knees
It doesn't get better than me
Girl it doesn't get better
Don't be thinking that you'll ever
Find somebody who is better
Girl it doesn't get better
Don't be thinking that you'll ever
Find somebody who is better
People come through like me never
Girl don't you go away
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby let me explain
Girl you need to know (know)
If your gonna go (If your gonna go)
You'll be back in time (you'll be back in time)
I've got everything you need (everything you need)
Look over this sea (look look over this sea)
It doesn't (doesn't get) better than me
Don't waste my time I've got girls in line
Moment that you go
I'll be sure to let them know
You'll be on your knees
Baby it doesn't get better than me
Doesn't get better better than me
Oh yeah
Better than me
Come on come on
Yeah, doesn't get better ,doesn't get better, better than me
It doesn't get better than meâ?¦
It's so illogical
So unconceivable
How could you ever love anyone other than me?
It's so impossible
So unbelievable
How could you have the nerve to tell me that you want to go away?
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby just let me explain
[Chorus]
Girl you need to know, if your gonna go
You'll be back in time,
I've got everything you need
Look over this sea
Baby it doesn't get better than me
Yo it doesn't get better baby
Come on, It doesn't get better
[Verse 2]
It must be magical
Or maybe mystical
If that call you say will be
For your love, better than me?
Could it be possible
Your just delusional
I am the better one
So don't don't you go away
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby just let me explain
[Chorus]
Girl you need to know (you need to know)
If your gonna go (If your gonna go)
You'll be back in time (you'll be back in time, back in time)
I've got everything you need (everything you need)
Look over this sea (look over this sea)
It doesn't get better than me (it doesn't get better than me)
Don't waste my time I've got girls in line
Moment that you go
I'll be sure to let them know
You'll be on your knees
It doesn't get better than me
Girl it doesn't get better
Don't be thinking that you'll ever
Find somebody who is better
Girl it doesn't get better
Don't be thinking that you'll ever
Find somebody who is better
People come through like me never
Girl don't you go away
You gotta be crazy to want to go that way
I'm telling you baby let me explain
Girl you need to know (know)
If your gonna go (If your gonna go)
You'll be back in time (you'll be back in time)
I've got everything you need (everything you need)
Look over this sea (look look over this sea)
It doesn't (doesn't get) better than me
Don't waste my time I've got girls in line
Moment that you go
I'll be sure to let them know
You'll be on your knees
Baby it doesn't get better than me
Doesn't get better better than me
Oh yeah
Better than me
Come on come on
Yeah, doesn't get better ,doesn't get better, better than me
It doesn't get better than meâ?¦
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Better Than Me Lyrics as written by Savan Harish Kotecha Nicci Notini Wallin
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