"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.
Should have told you by now
but I can't find the words, oh no
If I could show you somehow
but I don't have the nerve, oh yeah
You don't see me looking at you
how can love be so blind
Somehow you don't notice me
sooner or later there will come a time, baby
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
Oh yeah, the way that I want you
If I could hold you tonight
it would last me forever
But the time's never right
when will we be together, oh no
If I could make you understand, what you're doing to me
Maybe there will come a time
when sooner or later I will make you see, baby
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
Ooh, if I could tell you now, the way you make me feel
Ooh, if I could show you somehow
don't you know my lovin' is oh so real
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
(If you need somebody) I need you, I want you, I gotta tell you
The way that I need you
And if you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
but I can't find the words, oh no
If I could show you somehow
but I don't have the nerve, oh yeah
You don't see me looking at you
how can love be so blind
Somehow you don't notice me
sooner or later there will come a time, baby
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
Oh yeah, the way that I want you
If I could hold you tonight
it would last me forever
But the time's never right
when will we be together, oh no
If I could make you understand, what you're doing to me
Maybe there will come a time
when sooner or later I will make you see, baby
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
Ooh, if I could tell you now, the way you make me feel
Ooh, if I could show you somehow
don't you know my lovin' is oh so real
If you need somebody, the way that I need you
If you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
(If you need somebody) I need you, I want you, I gotta tell you
The way that I need you
And if you wanted somebody, the way that I want you
Lyrics submitted by Boonechic_21
If You Needed Somebody Lyrics as written by Terry Thomas Brian Howe
Lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp.
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this song rocks. BAD company is BAD-ass. and the fact that i am the first one to comment on this, sort of makes me sad!.... come on kids, get with the program.
ive gotta say, how no one has commented on this is a discrace, its truly beautiful
I love this song and it is realyl beautiful. Its about him needing this girl but she is afraid to tell her.
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It's about a boy liking this girl. They are in different worlds it seems. Different groups of people and he loves her but she doesn't even notice her. Truely Beautiful. It's funny how love finds us.