"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 waves keep on crashing on me for some reason
But your love keeps on coming like a thunder bolt
Well, come here a little closer
'Cause I wanna see you, baby, real close up
(Get over here, get over here)
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
The performance deserving of standing ovations
And who would have thought it'd be the two of us
(I don't know, I didn't think it was ever gonna happen)
So don't wake me if I'm dreamin'
'Cause I'm in the mood, come on and give it up
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah, yeah
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
(Uh, uh, uh)
(Uh, uh, uh)
(Uh, uh, uh)
Keep on dancin'
Keep on dancin'
But your love keeps on coming like a thunder bolt
Well, come here a little closer
'Cause I wanna see you, baby, real close up
(Get over here, get over here)
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
The performance deserving of standing ovations
And who would have thought it'd be the two of us
(I don't know, I didn't think it was ever gonna happen)
So don't wake me if I'm dreamin'
'Cause I'm in the mood, come on and give it up
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah, yeah
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
You got me feelin' hella good
So let's just keep on dancin'
You hold me like you should
So I'm gonna keep on dancin' (keep on dancin')
(Uh, uh, uh)
(Uh, uh, uh)
(Uh, uh, uh)
Keep on dancin'
Keep on dancin'
Lyrics submitted by aznskatergurl
Hella Good Lyrics as written by Tony Kanal Chad Hugo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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