"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.
When I was young,
It seemed like life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily,
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Good morning!
Yeaaaaaah!
One, two... one, two, three, four!
Pump it up!
Aaaah! I ramp, me no ramp,
me no skin,
me no play, yeah
When me chant 'pon the microphone
And me say with the DJ
Junglists in the place
Junglists on the case
Scooter are you Readyyy?
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful magical
And all the birds in the trees
well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully,
oh playfully watching me
Yeah!
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
and all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Come on!
Love, peace and unity
Siberia, the place to be
The K The L The F and the ology
Halleluja!
One, two... one, two, three, yeah!
Rough!
Aah!
Here we go!
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful
A miracle ,oh it was beautiful, magical
and all the birds in the trees
well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Stand up!
Once again!
We're gettin' jiggy!
Siberiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yeah!
Goodbye!
It seemed like life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily,
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Good morning!
Yeaaaaaah!
One, two... one, two, three, four!
Pump it up!
Aaaah! I ramp, me no ramp,
me no skin,
me no play, yeah
When me chant 'pon the microphone
And me say with the DJ
Junglists in the place
Junglists on the case
Scooter are you Readyyy?
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful magical
And all the birds in the trees
well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully,
oh playfully watching me
Yeah!
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
and all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Come on!
Love, peace and unity
Siberia, the place to be
The K The L The F and the ology
Halleluja!
One, two... one, two, three, yeah!
Rough!
Aah!
Here we go!
When I was young
It seemed like life was so wonderful
A miracle ,oh it was beautiful, magical
and all the birds in the trees
well they'd be singing so happily
So joyfully
Oh playfully watching me
Stand up!
Once again!
We're gettin' jiggy!
Siberiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yeah!
Goodbye!
Lyrics submitted by drallcom, edited by philipevans
Ramp! (The Logical Song) Lyrics as written by Roger Hodgson Richard Davies
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group
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shut the fuck up and stop complaining. if u dont like the song then dont bother commenting on it
well i never really understood this group... though i have always loved their music... how much is the fish!! yeah!!
Yeah, I just brought their new album and they're great although I think the MC bloke is on acid or summit when he improvs.
i heard this while i was on holiday. It was always played on the fairground. i always hated music like this, like bonkers and stuff, but this song has got me hooked. i always like jack off jill and shit that means stuff but this is cool, and its good for rebelling, parents hate the racket!
you fucker, this song couldnt possibly be any more irritating, i hate you
in the words of comic book guy, worst. song. ever
actually, its a cover of a supertramp, so i suppose its the worst cover ever
shut up assholes. do you guys post on every song you dislike?
i think they do cause they r douch bags that cant tell that some people like this band so ass 1 and ass 2(youreaverageperson and georgiecasey) go and fuck urselfs and eachother like u do all the time u dip shits
How is weekend not on this song list. Isn't that their most popular song? I mean I have 8 remixes of it.
scooter sucks! this is certainly the worst cover ever made!! its a raping of the supertramp original song, and every member of scooter should be bludgeoned to death!! UURRGH!!