"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.
The way you feel when make love baby
Oh, it feels so good
Listen
You can turn down the lights
And move closer to me
Love is long overdue
I've been waiting all day
With you on my mind
I can't wait to get next you
'Cause you make my body come alive, yes you do
And I feel the need to tell you why
You do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more, baby
You make me go, crazy
I like the way do it when you do it baby, oh girl
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I like the way you tease me when you please me baby
Oh it feels so good
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I used to think a kiss was just a kiss
But girl you changed my mind
Cause now I know, I know I know
That there was something I missed
'Cause girl, you're one of a kind
And you make my body come alive, yes you do, baby
And I feel the need to tell you why
'Cause you do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more baby
You make me go, crazy
I like the way do it when you do it baby, oh girl
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I like the way you tease me when you please me baby, oh it feels so good
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh, baby
'Cause you make my body come alive, yes you do girl
And I feel the need to tell you why
'Cause you do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more baby
You make me go crazy
I like the way do it when you do it, baby (oh baby)
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, baby
I like the way you tease me when you please me, baby
You do it in slow motion
Oh, it feels so good
Listen
You can turn down the lights
And move closer to me
Love is long overdue
I've been waiting all day
With you on my mind
I can't wait to get next you
'Cause you make my body come alive, yes you do
And I feel the need to tell you why
You do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more, baby
You make me go, crazy
I like the way do it when you do it baby, oh girl
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I like the way you tease me when you please me baby
Oh it feels so good
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I used to think a kiss was just a kiss
But girl you changed my mind
Cause now I know, I know I know
That there was something I missed
'Cause girl, you're one of a kind
And you make my body come alive, yes you do, baby
And I feel the need to tell you why
'Cause you do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more baby
You make me go, crazy
I like the way do it when you do it baby, oh girl
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
I like the way you tease me when you please me baby, oh it feels so good
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, girl
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh, baby
'Cause you make my body come alive, yes you do girl
And I feel the need to tell you why
'Cause you do it slow, nice and easy
I want you so, you know how to please me
You don't say no, when I need a little more baby
You make me go crazy
I like the way do it when you do it, baby (oh baby)
You do it in slow motion, yes you do, yes you do, baby
I like the way you tease me when you please me, baby
You do it in slow motion
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