"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.
A girl asked a boy do you think that I'm pretty will you be there forever or will you walk away You're pretty much amazing You've been there for me together we're beautiful I want you to stay
Hey! Come On!
I know what you're thinking
Hey come here I want to see you again
Oooh! Your sweet. You're soul outta candy
I can tell that we're gonna be fools
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing!
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing!
I get the best feeling in the world from you
When you give me a smile or just say "Hi"
I know for the minute you're thinking of me
I'm lucky I found you together we're right
Hey! Come on!
I know what you're thinking
Hey! Come here!
I want to see you again
Oooh! It's sweet.You're soul outta candy
I don't ever want it to end
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! The way that you are
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! Come and jump in my car!
You're pretty much amazing! (You'll do it for me)
You're pretty much amazing! (Your personality)
You're pretty much amazing! (I like you're style)
You're pretty much amazing! (Let's hang for a while)
You're pretty much amazing! (Whoo Hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! (hey hey-y)
You're pretty much amazing! (The way that you are)
You're pretty much amazing! (Come and jump in my car)
You're pretty much amazing! (You'll do it for me)
You're pretty much amazing!
Hey! Come On!
I know what you're thinking
Hey come here I want to see you again
Oooh! Your sweet. You're soul outta candy
I can tell that we're gonna be fools
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing!
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing!
I get the best feeling in the world from you
When you give me a smile or just say "Hi"
I know for the minute you're thinking of me
I'm lucky I found you together we're right
Hey! Come on!
I know what you're thinking
Hey! Come here!
I want to see you again
Oooh! It's sweet.You're soul outta candy
I don't ever want it to end
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! The way that you are
You're pretty much amazing! (whoo hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! Come and jump in my car!
You're pretty much amazing! (You'll do it for me)
You're pretty much amazing! (Your personality)
You're pretty much amazing! (I like you're style)
You're pretty much amazing! (Let's hang for a while)
You're pretty much amazing! (Whoo Hooo!)
You're pretty much amazing! (hey hey-y)
You're pretty much amazing! (The way that you are)
You're pretty much amazing! (Come and jump in my car)
You're pretty much amazing! (You'll do it for me)
You're pretty much amazing!
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Pretty Much Amazing Lyrics as written by Ralph Sall
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