"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.
Yeah
Feel like falling in love tonight.
All the stars aligning it feels perfect
Melodies and verses
Flowing through my mind
I wanna lean in for a kiss I know it's worth it
I barely know you baby but I know its time.
[Chorus]
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes and I (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(Falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
Just like a movie the D.J. plays the soundtrack
And I feel like I found that man who wants my heart.
I should've knew it the moment that you blew it
You know what you're doin'
The best parts bout to start baby
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes and I (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air baby
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(Falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
And its like I'm up on cloud nine
'Cause I know I found my
(I really think I found my future in this club)
Caught up in the trends here
When I saw you stand there
I think I'm ready baby!
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all, all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
Feel like falling in love tonight.
All the stars aligning it feels perfect
Melodies and verses
Flowing through my mind
I wanna lean in for a kiss I know it's worth it
I barely know you baby but I know its time.
[Chorus]
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes and I (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(Falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
Just like a movie the D.J. plays the soundtrack
And I feel like I found that man who wants my heart.
I should've knew it the moment that you blew it
You know what you're doin'
The best parts bout to start baby
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes and I (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air baby
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(Falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
And its like I'm up on cloud nine
'Cause I know I found my
(I really think I found my future in this club)
Caught up in the trends here
When I saw you stand there
I think I'm ready baby!
You see the way the strobe lights are dancing
I look in your eyes (feel like falling in love tonight
Tonight (falling in love tonight)
And baby I'm all, all for taken chances (romance is in the air)
Feel like falling in love tonight
Falling in love tonight (I hope your ready baby)
And when the moon gets high lets start with some kissin'
(Falling in love tonight)
I hear the wind whisper your name in the air
(Falling in love tonight)
Last night you're the one I was missin'
(falling in love tonight)
But tonight you're standing right there
(Falling in love tonight)
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Falling In Love Tonight Lyrics as written by Daniel Morris Richard Butler
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