"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.
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
I see you pass my way each and every day
Could you stop just once is all I'm asking
Cause I can't seem to help myself
There's something about the way you walk
Oh I wish that we could talk
Sit and cuddle in the park
Gazing in each other's eyes
All night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
All my friends are angry
They think I'm crazy
Cause I don't let you know
About this feeling that I have for you
Something tells me that you feel the same way too
It's only a matter of time, oooh
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
It's been a while now since I wanted to tell you but I found it hard mi couldn't find the courage and when I say you with another clinging on your arm I knew I had to get you so I couldn't keep my calm
I want you to keep me warm
Rubbing on each other
All night, all night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
I see you pass my way each and every day
Could you stop just once is all I'm asking
Cause I can't seem to help myself
There's something about the way you walk
Oh I wish that we could talk
Even sit it and cuddle in the park
Gazing in each other's eyes
Oh night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
How I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
I wanna love you
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
I see you pass my way each and every day
Could you stop just once is all I'm asking
Cause I can't seem to help myself
There's something about the way you walk
Oh I wish that we could talk
Sit and cuddle in the park
Gazing in each other's eyes
All night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
All my friends are angry
They think I'm crazy
Cause I don't let you know
About this feeling that I have for you
Something tells me that you feel the same way too
It's only a matter of time, oooh
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
It's been a while now since I wanted to tell you but I found it hard mi couldn't find the courage and when I say you with another clinging on your arm I knew I had to get you so I couldn't keep my calm
I want you to keep me warm
Rubbing on each other
All night, all night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
Is how I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
And I don't know what to do
I see you pass my way each and every day
Could you stop just once is all I'm asking
Cause I can't seem to help myself
There's something about the way you walk
Oh I wish that we could talk
Even sit it and cuddle in the park
Gazing in each other's eyes
Oh night
I want to take you far away, far away, far away
Only if you say you'll come
All to myself
How I want to have you
Can't see me with nobody else
I wanna love you
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