"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.
Hey Fonsi?
Oh no
¿Qué pasa Demi?
Mmm
Hey, yeah (ay)
You tell me that you love me (love me)
You tell me that you need me (me)
You knew it from the start, you're not my only one
And still you wouldn't leave me
Oh, no need to say you're sorry (ey)
You know you gotta leave me (ey)
But now you gotta know
That nothing good will come if you're with me
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
It's better if we let it be
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Okay, I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me, yeah
I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more (oh)
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me (yeah, yeah)
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (soy yo)
It's better if we let it be
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Not on you, not on you, (oh) not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you (oh) my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
So baby put the blame on me
Okay, I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me, yeah
I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more (oh)
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me
No eres tú, no eres tú, no eres tú, soy yo (soy yo)
No te quiero hacer sufrir, es mejor olvidar y dejarlo así (así, así, así)
So baby put the blame on me (oh)
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (yeah) (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso
Solamente te falta un beso
Ese beso que siempre te prometí (oh)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso
Solamente te falta un beso
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
Baby put the blame on me
Oh no
¿Qué pasa Demi?
Mmm
Hey, yeah (ay)
You tell me that you love me (love me)
You tell me that you need me (me)
You knew it from the start, you're not my only one
And still you wouldn't leave me
Oh, no need to say you're sorry (ey)
You know you gotta leave me (ey)
But now you gotta know
That nothing good will come if you're with me
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
It's better if we let it be
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Okay, I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me, yeah
I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more (oh)
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me (yeah, yeah)
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (soy yo)
It's better if we let it be
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Not on you, not on you, (oh) not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you (oh) my love (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Solamente te falta un beso (oh)
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
So baby put the blame on me
Okay, I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me, yeah
I don't really, really wanna fight anymore
I don't really, really want to fake it no more (oh)
Play me like The Beatles, baby, just let it be
So come and put the blame on me
No eres tú, no eres tú, no eres tú, soy yo (soy yo)
No te quiero hacer sufrir, es mejor olvidar y dejarlo así (así, así, así)
So baby put the blame on me (oh)
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (my love)
I only wanna set you free
Not on you, not on you, not on you my love (yeah) (my love)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso
Solamente te falta un beso
Ese beso que siempre te prometí (oh)
So baby put the blame on me
Solamente te falta un beso
Solamente te falta un beso
Ese beso que siempre te prometí
Baby put the blame on me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Not On You [Echame La Culpa English Version] Lyrics as written by Alejandro Rengifo / Jovany
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