"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.
Walk away, if you want to
It's okay, if you need to
You can run but you can never hide
From the shadow that's creepin' up beside you
There's a magic runnin' through your soul
But you can't have it all
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea, yea
Take the time
To think about it
Just walk the line, you know you just can't fight it
Take a look around you'll see what you can find
Like the fire that's burnin' up inside me
Now there's a magic runnin' through your soul
But you can't have it all, no
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea, yea
Oh, ho
Oh, there's a magic running through your soul
But you, you can't have it all
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea baby, two steps behind
Oh sugar, two steps behind
It's okay, if you need to
You can run but you can never hide
From the shadow that's creepin' up beside you
There's a magic runnin' through your soul
But you can't have it all
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea, yea
Take the time
To think about it
Just walk the line, you know you just can't fight it
Take a look around you'll see what you can find
Like the fire that's burnin' up inside me
Now there's a magic runnin' through your soul
But you can't have it all, no
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea, yea
Oh, ho
Oh, there's a magic running through your soul
But you, you can't have it all
Whatever you do
I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go
And I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around
I'll be two steps behind
Yea baby, two steps behind
Oh sugar, two steps behind
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Two Steps Behind [Acoustic Version] Lyrics as written by Joseph Elliott
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If you take this song literally, it WILL come off stalkerish, however, the band, i think, intented for the song to be understood metaphorically. meaning, that he'llalways be there for her, a.k.a two steps behind, and that she should realise it, "take a minute of her precious time... to turn around"
great acoustic hit, good shit
That's what I think. If it weren't Joe singing and like a Quasimodo-it would be a "stalker" song...Love the acoustic it's challenging but not hard to play. :)
It's about Christ. That's what I take from it.
originally a b-side, then featured in one of those arnold schwartzenegger movies. awesome song, i love the lyrics. "it only takes a minute of your precious time to turn around and i'll be two steps behind"
Something tells me this song waws about Rick Allen.. I could be wrong but everything just seems that way.. also there is no drums at all... usually in a ballad there is a little bass drum beat... <br /> Walk away if you want to<br /> it's ok, if you need to<br /> you can run, but you can never hide<br /> See my shadow come creeping up beside you<br /> There's a magic running through your soul<br /> But you can't have it all<br /> <br /> Sounds like they are saying you can walk away from music if you want, but if he leaves its gonna eat him up inside because its what he loves. and there is magic running through his soul... He lived through such a bad accident. but he still cant have it all.. thats just my take on the lyrics<br /> <br />
Yeah, this was an awesome song. However, I guess by the time they wrote it, they had already grown up if you know what I mean. I guess eventually its not about the sex, drugs, and riffs anymore, they want to teach a lesson with their music. As a 16 year old, nothing could be more horrifying!
I love this song. . .It's one of my favorites from Def Leppard. . .Great lyrics I think.
This is a perfect song to chill out too. I don't think it was the end of their wild days just another side to them.
This song is again really pretty. They know how to write a ballad.
I'm 14 and I just saw them in Concert, the Rock of Ages concert; they had us sing along with us. Joe Elliot has an amazing voice.
I'm 14 and I just saw them in Concert, the Rock of Ages concert; they had us sing along with us. Joe Elliot has an amazing voice.
I THINK IT WAS THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE STARTING FADE AWAY,INFACT RETRO ACTIVE WAS NOT A VERY HIT ALBUM BUT THIS SONG WAS AND I THINK THEY HAVE BECOME MORE MATURED WITH THIS SONG