"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.
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
(Brown Boy)
There's a special dedication that I gots to make
To that very special girl who came in my world
You fall from above and you gave me your love(yeah)
You show me hapiness so I gave you my best
And I gotta thank god cause I know I've been bless
To find a girl like you that will always stay true
You we're there by my side when I depended on you
When I give up on life you have me breath again
You help me spread my wings so I could fly again
And for that, I love you like my mother
You always stay close to my heart like my sister
And my brother, I know
I'll never find another quite like you
'cause ever since I met you, was then
No more clouds, no more rains(no more tears to cry)
No more tears to cry and no more pains
I hope you feel the same so we can share my last name
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
Let me take a second to dedicate the song
To my one and only
Who's been there for me
Through other things that I walk through on a daily
Girl you're my rainbow on my cloudy days
The next thing that took away the pain
If this world afflicted, you wanna feel gifted
Pass me with an angel from the heavens above
You we're to catch me when I fell in love
(Together)
I'm own, find someone to call my own
Who's love me for me and unconditionally
I never thought this could happen to me
I never take for granted who was handed to me
Appreciated and adore you (I adore u)
And through the bad times girl I'm gonna hold you
And through the good that we share
Yeah we could smile together
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
Hey baby girl
Welcome to my world
Anything I do
I do it just for you
Look into my eyes
They no tellin lies
Show you that I love you
Make you realize
That you all that I need
I'll be there for you
If you keep it real with me
I'll keep it real with you
'cause I'm yours '
And your mine
When I wake up in the morning
You're like my sunshine
Anytime that you need me
So you know I'm there
So I have to drop something
Just to show you I care
Your forever my lady
No one else can't compare
Feeling so strong with the love that we share
So I wanna thank you girl for beeing in my life
Ain't nobody in this world that will make me feel so bright
I'm yours and You're mind
And imma love you and you're my lady til the end of time
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
(Brown Boy)
There's a special dedication that I gots to make
To that very special girl who came in my world
You fall from above and you gave me your love(yeah)
You show me hapiness so I gave you my best
And I gotta thank god cause I know I've been bless
To find a girl like you that will always stay true
You we're there by my side when I depended on you
When I give up on life you have me breath again
You help me spread my wings so I could fly again
And for that, I love you like my mother
You always stay close to my heart like my sister
And my brother, I know
I'll never find another quite like you
'cause ever since I met you, was then
No more clouds, no more rains(no more tears to cry)
No more tears to cry and no more pains
I hope you feel the same so we can share my last name
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
Let me take a second to dedicate the song
To my one and only
Who's been there for me
Through other things that I walk through on a daily
Girl you're my rainbow on my cloudy days
The next thing that took away the pain
If this world afflicted, you wanna feel gifted
Pass me with an angel from the heavens above
You we're to catch me when I fell in love
(Together)
I'm own, find someone to call my own
Who's love me for me and unconditionally
I never thought this could happen to me
I never take for granted who was handed to me
Appreciated and adore you (I adore u)
And through the bad times girl I'm gonna hold you
And through the good that we share
Yeah we could smile together
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
Hey baby girl
Welcome to my world
Anything I do
I do it just for you
Look into my eyes
They no tellin lies
Show you that I love you
Make you realize
That you all that I need
I'll be there for you
If you keep it real with me
I'll keep it real with you
'cause I'm yours '
And your mine
When I wake up in the morning
You're like my sunshine
Anytime that you need me
So you know I'm there
So I have to drop something
Just to show you I care
Your forever my lady
No one else can't compare
Feeling so strong with the love that we share
So I wanna thank you girl for beeing in my life
Ain't nobody in this world that will make me feel so bright
I'm yours and You're mind
And imma love you and you're my lady til the end of time
(Girl)
I'm yours
Forever I will be
I'm yours
This is what you mean to me
When you hold me, when you showed me
That I'm your one and only
I'm Yours
Forever you will be
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