Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
You and me got ourselves a problem
I can see this better than I solve 'em
I believe I found a way around it
I will leave this better than I found it
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
History's a letter made of scarlet
Victories look better when you've called it
Misery's the moment when I lost you
It's pleasure in a costume
It's more than what it cost you
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
I can see this better than I solve 'em
I believe I found a way around it
I will leave this better than I found it
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
History's a letter made of scarlet
Victories look better when you've called it
Misery's the moment when I lost you
It's pleasure in a costume
It's more than what it cost you
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
All of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
There's too much smoke to see it
There's too much broke to feel this
I love you, I love you
And all of your pieces
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He certainly did earn that reputation.
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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"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.
@jen476mn Thank you! The time spent is worth it considering how much I genuinely love this song (and Andrew Belle). What's your favorite song in the whole album (it's between "Dark Matter" and this song for me)?