"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.
[Verse 1]
You don't bite your lip before we kiss anymore
And I love you and miss you's fall silent
As we walk out the door
You don't light up the room the way you used to anymore
And I don't get butterflies
What are we fighting for?
[Chorus]
Yeah, and I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, girl you know
You're all out of patience, and I'm already gone
Girl you know, you know
That if our love ain't far from the end
It's closer than we've ever been
[Verse 2]
I found a picture of us I don't even recognize
And I've lost that old smile
You've lost that fire in your eyes
Yeah, when was the last time you wanted
My touch on your skin?
Well I don't remember, I guess that's just how long it's been
[Chorus)]
And I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, you know
Cause you're all out of patience and I'm already gone
Girl you know, girl you know
That if our love ain't close to the end
We're closer than we've ever been
[Chorus]
Yeah I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, girl you know
Cause you're all out of patience and I'm already gone
Girl you know, girl you know
That if our love ain't close to the end
Yeah if our love ain't close to the end
We're closer than we've ever been
Girl you know
You don't bite your lip before we kiss anymore
And I love you and miss you's fall silent
As we walk out the door
You don't light up the room the way you used to anymore
And I don't get butterflies
What are we fighting for?
[Chorus]
Yeah, and I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, girl you know
You're all out of patience, and I'm already gone
Girl you know, you know
That if our love ain't far from the end
It's closer than we've ever been
[Verse 2]
I found a picture of us I don't even recognize
And I've lost that old smile
You've lost that fire in your eyes
Yeah, when was the last time you wanted
My touch on your skin?
Well I don't remember, I guess that's just how long it's been
[Chorus)]
And I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, you know
Cause you're all out of patience and I'm already gone
Girl you know, girl you know
That if our love ain't close to the end
We're closer than we've ever been
[Chorus]
Yeah I'm fighting temptation to fall out of love
And you know, girl you know
Cause you're all out of patience and I'm already gone
Girl you know, girl you know
That if our love ain't close to the end
Yeah if our love ain't close to the end
We're closer than we've ever been
Girl you know
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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