"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]
Close my eyes
And I see you there
No surprise
'Cause you're with me everywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Verse 2]
Take my hand
Hold me close and walk with me
Baby, understand
This flame will burn eternally
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Bridge]
I close my eyes
I see you there
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
You're with me everywhere
[Guitar solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
(When I feel your touch)
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Outro]
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
Close my eyes
And I see you there
No surprise
'Cause you're with me everywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Verse 2]
Take my hand
Hold me close and walk with me
Baby, understand
This flame will burn eternally
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Bridge]
I close my eyes
I see you there
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
You're with me everywhere
[Guitar solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Lightning strikes me when I feel your touch
(When I feel your touch)
Your love burns me to the bone
[Chorus]
Hey, you
You're in my heart
You're in my soul
Hey, you
Just one look
And I lose control
Hey, you
Gonna hold on tight
I won't let go
Hey, you
You make me rock
You make me roll
[Outro]
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
You make me roll
You make me rock
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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