"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.
She wrecked my life
Crushed my pride
Smashed my dreams
Then threw me aside, ooh baby (yeah)
Holy blessed me when she put me down (oh, yeah)
Heaven smiled on me when you I found (oh, yeah)
You gave this life of mine a bright new chance
Now Beverly's back to upset our plans
For each tear that she may cry
It's too late now
(Top late now)
For each sweet little lullaby
It's too late now
(Too late now)
'Cause I'm more than happy
Girl, I'm satisfied
And I more than love you
Girl, I idolize you
She can beg and plead
Swear up what she needs
But I'll leave you never
I love you forever
(You) you pick me up from by the wayside
Wiped the dust from my walked on pride
(I said you) you are the one that patched up all my dreams
Showed me what a true heart really means
For that baby talk, she talks
It's too late now
(Too late now)
For that wiggly walk, she walks
It's too late now
(Too late now)
'Cause I'm more than happy
Girl, I'm satisfied
And I'll never never never
Leave my baby's side
With you I remain
She can't break the chains
That binds us together
I'll love you forever
I love you (I love you)
I love you (love you)
I love you, love you (love you)
Baby, I love you (love you)
Beverly might as well go on her away
Her magic touch faded with yesterday
You're the sweetest thing underneath the sun
And now that I found you I'm sure holding on
'Cause I love you baby
Really need you baby
Really want you baby
Sure ain't gonna leave you baby
And I'm more than happy (I'm more than happy now)
Girl, I'm satisfied (I'm satisfied)
And I more than love you (I more than love you)
Girl, I idolize you (girl, I idolize you)
'Cause I love you baby ('cause I'm more than happy)
And I need you baby (girl, I'm satisfied)
Ooh, don't go 'cause I love you (and I'll never, never)
Sure ain't gonna leave you baby (never leave your side)
And I more than love you ('cause I'm more than happy)
Said, I need you baby (I'm satisfied)
Ooh, have mercy I love you (and I more than love you)
Crushed my pride
Smashed my dreams
Then threw me aside, ooh baby (yeah)
Holy blessed me when she put me down (oh, yeah)
Heaven smiled on me when you I found (oh, yeah)
You gave this life of mine a bright new chance
Now Beverly's back to upset our plans
For each tear that she may cry
It's too late now
(Top late now)
For each sweet little lullaby
It's too late now
(Too late now)
'Cause I'm more than happy
Girl, I'm satisfied
And I more than love you
Girl, I idolize you
She can beg and plead
Swear up what she needs
But I'll leave you never
I love you forever
(You) you pick me up from by the wayside
Wiped the dust from my walked on pride
(I said you) you are the one that patched up all my dreams
Showed me what a true heart really means
For that baby talk, she talks
It's too late now
(Too late now)
For that wiggly walk, she walks
It's too late now
(Too late now)
'Cause I'm more than happy
Girl, I'm satisfied
And I'll never never never
Leave my baby's side
With you I remain
She can't break the chains
That binds us together
I'll love you forever
I love you (I love you)
I love you (love you)
I love you, love you (love you)
Baby, I love you (love you)
Beverly might as well go on her away
Her magic touch faded with yesterday
You're the sweetest thing underneath the sun
And now that I found you I'm sure holding on
'Cause I love you baby
Really need you baby
Really want you baby
Sure ain't gonna leave you baby
And I'm more than happy (I'm more than happy now)
Girl, I'm satisfied (I'm satisfied)
And I more than love you (I more than love you)
Girl, I idolize you (girl, I idolize you)
'Cause I love you baby ('cause I'm more than happy)
And I need you baby (girl, I'm satisfied)
Ooh, don't go 'cause I love you (and I'll never, never)
Sure ain't gonna leave you baby (never leave your side)
And I more than love you ('cause I'm more than happy)
Said, I need you baby (I'm satisfied)
Ooh, have mercy I love you (and I more than love you)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied) Lyrics as written by Cornelius Grant Henry Cosby
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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