"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.
One, two, one, two, one, two, three, four
Hold it now
You hoo hoo you've been gone for so long
I'm losing sleep
Look at what you're doing
And I- I- I yes I know that I was wrong
But I couldn't see
See what I was losing
Come back now baby
Little run around
Little run around
Little lost and found
Little lost and found yeah
Don't make me crazy
Just bring your body back home
Right here where you belong
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
I don't know what the future's gonna be
Good or bad
Time won't be your saviour
And I can't give you no written guarantee
I won't make you sad
But I'll be on my best behaviour
Look what you're doing
When you put me down
When you put me down
Made me the clown
Made me the clown yeah
Look what you're doing
Just come on over and see
Just how much lovin's in me yeah
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Listen, I'll take you any way I can tonight
Come back and satisfy my appetite
You gotta know you mean that much to me
To get you back you know I'll do anything
Come back, baby
Just bring your body back home
Right here now baby here you belong
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Hold it now
You hoo hoo you've been gone for so long
I'm losing sleep
Look at what you're doing
And I- I- I yes I know that I was wrong
But I couldn't see
See what I was losing
Come back now baby
Little run around
Little run around
Little lost and found
Little lost and found yeah
Don't make me crazy
Just bring your body back home
Right here where you belong
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
I don't know what the future's gonna be
Good or bad
Time won't be your saviour
And I can't give you no written guarantee
I won't make you sad
But I'll be on my best behaviour
Look what you're doing
When you put me down
When you put me down
Made me the clown
Made me the clown yeah
Look what you're doing
Just come on over and see
Just how much lovin's in me yeah
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Listen, I'll take you any way I can tonight
Come back and satisfy my appetite
You gotta know you mean that much to me
To get you back you know I'll do anything
Come back, baby
Just bring your body back home
Right here now baby here you belong
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Let's make a new start
Build a bridge to your heart
Whoa
Building a bridge to your heart
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Bridge to Your Heart Lyrics as written by Graham Keith Goldman Andrew Gold
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