"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.
I gotta tell you the truth
I'm full of broken pieces
And all my nights are sleepless
And I don't mean to intrude
This secret can you keep it?
Won't give up even if it
Takes me all night,
Takes my whole life,
Just won't feel right, (until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
Let's get this out of the way
Why should we wait forever?
We're meant to be together
I'm not ashamed to say (let me tell you one time)
You don't remember my name
But I still want you the same
Love at first sight,
Left me tongue tied,
Just won't feel right
(Until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do (tell me what to do)
(I'm sayin') I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
Go crazy in the, I go crazy without ya
E'ry dream, e'ry nightmare's about ya, I
Can't lie, got love at first sight
Love the first night, I took my first bite, I'm
Insane when I take aim, like,
King James with the mid-range bang!
Love at first sight,
Left me tongue tied,
Just won't feel right
(Until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do (ah, ah, ah, yeah)
I don't wanna go to bed (I don't wanna go to bed)
I don't wanna go to bed (I don't wanna go to bed)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't want to go to bed (I don't wanna go)
I don't want to go to bed (I don't wanna go)
I don't want to go to bed
I don't want to go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
This is Simple Plan Shorty!
I don't want to go to bed without you!
I said
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
No you no sleep!
I don't want to go to bed without you
I'm full of broken pieces
And all my nights are sleepless
And I don't mean to intrude
This secret can you keep it?
Won't give up even if it
Takes me all night,
Takes my whole life,
Just won't feel right, (until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
Let's get this out of the way
Why should we wait forever?
We're meant to be together
I'm not ashamed to say (let me tell you one time)
You don't remember my name
But I still want you the same
Love at first sight,
Left me tongue tied,
Just won't feel right
(Until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do (tell me what to do)
(I'm sayin') I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
Go crazy in the, I go crazy without ya
E'ry dream, e'ry nightmare's about ya, I
Can't lie, got love at first sight
Love the first night, I took my first bite, I'm
Insane when I take aim, like,
King James with the mid-range bang!
Love at first sight,
Left me tongue tied,
Just won't feel right
(Until I have you)
Tired eyes burn,
When will I learn?
Tell me what to do (ah, ah, ah, yeah)
I don't wanna go to bed (I don't wanna go to bed)
I don't wanna go to bed (I don't wanna go to bed)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed (no)
I don't wanna go to bed
I don't wanna go to bed without you
I don't want to go to bed (I don't wanna go)
I don't want to go to bed (I don't wanna go)
I don't want to go to bed
I don't want to go to bed without you
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
This is Simple Plan Shorty!
I don't want to go to bed without you!
I said
I don't wanna go to bed without ya
No you no lie no sleep without ya
No you no sleep!
I don't want to go to bed without you
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
I Don't Wanna Go to Bed Lyrics as written by Pierre Bouvier Christopher J Baran
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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