"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.
Ooh, I see you over there
Don't be shy
Come here, um
You got that thing that I can't deny
So move it over here, oh yeah
You're giving signs that I recognize
Say what you want, oh yeah
Baby, there's something about you
Show me, that nothing can hold you down
'Cause I, I must confess
I'm feeling you right now
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
Just be a man
Show me where you stand
Positivity, oh yeah
I don't come off shy if you want me back
And if my E-G-O's, oh no, don't give up to fast
Baby, there's something about you
Show me, that nothing can hold you down
'Cause I, I must confess
I'm feeling you right now
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
B-R-I-T-N-E-Y (oh, come on)
B-R-I-T-N-E-Y
It doesn't matter, boo
As long as you're diggin' me
So much we can be, woah
Yes, it's true
But first you gotta make the move
For me to see what I want with you
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
Don't be shy
Come here, um
You got that thing that I can't deny
So move it over here, oh yeah
You're giving signs that I recognize
Say what you want, oh yeah
Baby, there's something about you
Show me, that nothing can hold you down
'Cause I, I must confess
I'm feeling you right now
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
Just be a man
Show me where you stand
Positivity, oh yeah
I don't come off shy if you want me back
And if my E-G-O's, oh no, don't give up to fast
Baby, there's something about you
Show me, that nothing can hold you down
'Cause I, I must confess
I'm feeling you right now
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
B-R-I-T-N-E-Y (oh, come on)
B-R-I-T-N-E-Y
It doesn't matter, boo
As long as you're diggin' me
So much we can be, woah
Yes, it's true
But first you gotta make the move
For me to see what I want with you
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
So, baby, take your chance
And show your confidence
Oh, baby, tell me who you are
You make my body scream
You make me believe
That you're what I'm waiting for
(Don't you be intimidated)
Lyrics submitted by Shin-Chan, edited by amazingphilisnotonfire
Intimidated Lyrics as written by Britney Spears Brian Kierulf
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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