"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.
Tonight I'll hunt you down
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the (Jungle)
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
Sitting boy hit me up at a bar
Dark and smooth like a jaguar
Ask one time and I'll make you my star
And you know you want to
If you wanna get deep in the club
Must ruffle up give me that jungle love
Only one winner one bad man time
And I know I want you
Tonight I'll hunt you down
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the (Jungle)
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
When you hungry then I'll be your cow
Come now help me make the kitty cat purr
Top of the food chain, top of the world
And you know you want to
On your toes unpredictable
One on one, done wild animal
Instinct kicks in I can't control
And you know I want you
Welcome to the jungle
Be hot like Rocky no A$AP
Got game like A-Trak
You want that, I stay strapped
You not down, don't say that
Super faded, ready gone
She super bad, hardly wrong
Do your dust while they play my song
Excuse me shorty, you o-o-owned
Too trilled? Then I'm sorry
Got two seats in this 'Rari
For this pussy popping safari
So fuck, let's party
It's two cliques, one crew
Tutus in my two coupes
Girl do you, but let me too
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Tonight I'll hunt you down
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the (Jungle)
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
Sitting boy hit me up at a bar
Dark and smooth like a jaguar
Ask one time and I'll make you my star
And you know you want to
If you wanna get deep in the club
Must ruffle up give me that jungle love
Only one winner one bad man time
And I know I want you
Tonight I'll hunt you down
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the (Jungle)
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
La la la la la la
La di da di hands on my body
La la la la la la oh just love me down
When you hungry then I'll be your cow
Come now help me make the kitty cat purr
Top of the food chain, top of the world
And you know you want to
On your toes unpredictable
One on one, done wild animal
Instinct kicks in I can't control
And you know I want you
Welcome to the jungle
Be hot like Rocky no A$AP
Got game like A-Trak
You want that, I stay strapped
You not down, don't say that
Super faded, ready gone
She super bad, hardly wrong
Do your dust while they play my song
Excuse me shorty, you o-o-owned
Too trilled? Then I'm sorry
Got two seats in this 'Rari
For this pussy popping safari
So fuck, let's party
It's two cliques, one crew
Tutus in my two coupes
Girl do you, but let me too
Welcome to the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Tonight I'll hunt you down
Boy can you make me growl with the wild things on the prowl
Welcome to the jungle
Lyrics submitted by EmilySophieRose
Welcome To The Jungle Lyrics as written by Raphael Judrin Pierre-antoine Melki
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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