"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.
Did it again
Did it again
Did it again
Did it again
What am I supposed to do?
To keep me from going under
Now your making holes in my heart
And yes it's starting to show
I've been holding back
And is it any wonder
Since you walked right into my life
And interrupted the flow
And I wanna know
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Did it again
Did it again
Baby I gotta know
Are we gonna make it
Lay you down beside me tonight
And do whatever you feel
Baby your in control
Where you gonna take it
Don't you think that I do you right
You know damn well that I will
And I wanna know
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Did it again
Did it again
Baby you turn the lovelight down
And I don't know just how long I can stick around
Girl I need more
And it aint just physical
But I don't know what I can do
Cos I aint love this time around
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Did it again
Did it again
Did it again
What am I supposed to do?
To keep me from going under
Now your making holes in my heart
And yes it's starting to show
I've been holding back
And is it any wonder
Since you walked right into my life
And interrupted the flow
And I wanna know
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Did it again
Did it again
Baby I gotta know
Are we gonna make it
Lay you down beside me tonight
And do whatever you feel
Baby your in control
Where you gonna take it
Don't you think that I do you right
You know damn well that I will
And I wanna know
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Did it again
Did it again
Baby you turn the lovelight down
And I don't know just how long I can stick around
Girl I need more
And it aint just physical
But I don't know what I can do
Cos I aint love this time around
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Keep turning down the lovelight
Did it again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Baby when your with me
Who do you think your fooling
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
Why don't you let me be
You don't know what your doing
Making me feel so sure
Turning the lovelight down again
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Lovelight Lyrics as written by Andrew Lewis Taylor
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