"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.
Last time I was in your arms
There was blossom on the trees
Every time there was a breeze
It looked like it was snowing
Last time I was in your arms
There was nothing I could do
I fell in love with you
Without me even knowing
And I think I might have left my heart here
I don't know why I let it go
If anybody finds my heart here
Then maybe they could let me know
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
Last time I was in your arms
We sat watching the parade
Drinking gin and lemonade
Making plans for Christmas
I think I might have lost my way here
I don't know why it took so long
I didn't think we'd ever make it
It's nice to know that I was wrong
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
And I know it's not forever
Even places disappear
But if we can stay together
I think I'll be happy here
It doesn't matter where we end up
In my heart I'm always here
Sitting underneath the rainbow
Waiting for the skies to clear
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
But there time I'm here to stay
There was blossom on the trees
Every time there was a breeze
It looked like it was snowing
Last time I was in your arms
There was nothing I could do
I fell in love with you
Without me even knowing
And I think I might have left my heart here
I don't know why I let it go
If anybody finds my heart here
Then maybe they could let me know
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
Last time I was in your arms
We sat watching the parade
Drinking gin and lemonade
Making plans for Christmas
I think I might have lost my way here
I don't know why it took so long
I didn't think we'd ever make it
It's nice to know that I was wrong
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
And I know it's not forever
Even places disappear
But if we can stay together
I think I'll be happy here
It doesn't matter where we end up
In my heart I'm always here
Sitting underneath the rainbow
Waiting for the skies to clear
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
I knew I'd come back someday
I was a dreamer
But then life got in the way
I'm still a dreamer
But there time I'm here to stay
Lyrics submitted by Civanfan
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