"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.
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls
From the 1950's
Wearing those big pearls
I'll cook you breakfast
Coffee on your desk, yes
I might burn your toast,
But baby I'm still the bestest
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls on the colored TV
It was a new world
The The Dick Van Dyke Show
We're Cher and Bono
The way I sing 'I got you babe'
Makes you say "Oh no"
Cause you're the class president
Without Jackie O
And I'm singing happy birthday
Like Marilyn Monroe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring?
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls
Calender pin-up queen and platinum girls
I'll do my summer pose
Golden sand between my toes
You can pack my favorite snacks of
Veuve Clicquot with Ho-Ho's
You're everybody's hero and you're hitting it home
While I'm singing for the soldiers like Marilyn Monroe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring? (uh-un)
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby, baby, baby
And if I call you on the telephone
I'm not overdose
Cause I'm strong, but I'm lonely like Marilyn Monroe
This is not a school girl crush
This is not a puppy love,
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
What ever happened to hold m and trust me babe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring? (uh-un)
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls
From the 1950's
Wearing those big pearls
I'll cook you breakfast
Coffee on your desk, yes
I might burn your toast,
But baby I'm still the bestest
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls on the colored TV
It was a new world
The The Dick Van Dyke Show
We're Cher and Bono
The way I sing 'I got you babe'
Makes you say "Oh no"
Cause you're the class president
Without Jackie O
And I'm singing happy birthday
Like Marilyn Monroe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring?
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me wanna be
Like one of those girls
Calender pin-up queen and platinum girls
I'll do my summer pose
Golden sand between my toes
You can pack my favorite snacks of
Veuve Clicquot with Ho-Ho's
You're everybody's hero and you're hitting it home
While I'm singing for the soldiers like Marilyn Monroe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring? (uh-un)
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby, baby, baby
And if I call you on the telephone
I'm not overdose
Cause I'm strong, but I'm lonely like Marilyn Monroe
This is not a school girl crush
This is not a puppy love,
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
What ever happened to hold m and trust me babe
(One)
This is not a school girl crush
(No, two)
This is not a puppy love,(uh-un)
It's the real thing
When you told me you loved me
Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One)
This is not a school girl thing
(No, two)
What about the diamond ring? (uh-un)
Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit
I'm your leading lady, I gotta have it baby
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
It's not puppy love,
Puppy, puppy, puppy love
Lyrics submitted by midnighteclipse, edited by Mellow_Harsher, piecexo
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These are pretty messed up...I'm not 100% on all of them but this is what I hear:
It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me want to be like one of those girls From the 1950s wearing those big pearls I'll cook you breakfast Coffee on your desk, yes? I might burn your toast but baby I'm still the bestest
It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me want to be like one of those girls On the color TV, it was a new world The Dick Van Dyke Show We're Cher and Bono The way I sing "I Got You Babe" Makes you say "Oh no"
'Cause you're the class president without Jackie O. While I'm singing "Happy Birthday" like Marilyn Monroe
(One) This is not a school girl crush (No, two) This is not puppy love (Uh uh!) It's the real thing and you told me you loved me Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One) This is not a school girl thing (No, two) What about the diamond ring? Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit I'm your leading lady I've gotta have it, baby
It's not puppy love, Puppy, puppy, puppy love It's not puppy love, Puppy, puppy, puppy love
You make me want to be like one of those girls Calendar pin-up queen with platinum curls I'll do my summer pose Golden sand between my toes You can pack my favorite snack of Veuve Clicquot with Ho-Ho's
You're everybody's hero and you're hitting it home While I'm singing for the soldiers like Marilyn Monroe
(One) This is not a school girl crush (No, two) This is not puppy love (Uh uh!) It's the real thing and you told me you loved me Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One) This is not a school girl thing (No, two) What about the diamond ring? Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit I'm your leading lady I've gotta have it, baby
And if I call you on the telephone I might overdose 'Cause I'm strong but I'm lonely like Marilyn Monroe
This is not a school girl crush This is not puppy love It's the real thing and you told me you loved me Whatever happened to hold me and trust me, baby?
(One) This is not a school girl crush (No, two) This is not puppy love (Uh uh!) It's the real thing and you told me you loved me Promise I'll never see Arthur or Bobby, baby
(One) This is not a school girl thing (No, two) What about the diamond ring? Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit I'm your leading lady I've gotta have it, baby
It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love It's not puppy love Puppy, puppy, puppy love