"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.
Let me tell ya
Bout the night I wanna have
Gonna show ya
How you're gonna make it last
Are you ready?
When I'm takin it too fast
Just for me what I need
And release a part of me
So tonight (all night)
Gonna take you on a ride
And you better make it right
Cos tonight (all night)
There's only one thing on my mind
And you'll find out just in time
If you knew (if you really knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (you wouldn't leave)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through (I'm tired of being under)
I'm tired of being undercover (It's time)
It's time to be your lover
So get down with me
Let me know
What is going through your mind
Does it show
How I'm feeling deep inside
Hold me close
Now that you know how it goes
We can do it again
And this night will never end
So tonight (all night)
Gonna take you on a ride (take you on a ride)
Oh, you're gonna make it right
Cos tonight (ooh)
There's only one thing on my mind
And you're gonna find out tonight
If you knew (if you knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (you wouldn't wanna leave)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through
(Until I was done with you and we were through)
I'm tired of being undercover (it's time)
It's time to be your lover
So get down with me
Now that we have been together for a night (now that, together for a night)
It's time that you and I to say goodbye (it's time, say goodbye)
Don't try to hold on to this moment (to hold on to this moment)
Cos when you wake up I'll be gone, yeah, yeah-yeah
If you knew (if you knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (ah, just what the night has got
instore)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through (til I am through, no-no, no)
I'm tired of being undercover (I don't wanna be)
It's time to be your lover (now it's time to be)
So get down with me
If you knew
(Now it's time to get down with me, now it's time to get down with me)
Just what the night has got in store for you
(Now it's time to get down with me)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through
(Now it's time to get down, now it's time to get down with me)
I'm tired of being undercover
(Now it's time to get down with me, now it's time to get down with me)
It's time to be your lover
(Now it's time to get down with me)
So get down with me
Bout the night I wanna have
Gonna show ya
How you're gonna make it last
Are you ready?
When I'm takin it too fast
Just for me what I need
And release a part of me
So tonight (all night)
Gonna take you on a ride
And you better make it right
Cos tonight (all night)
There's only one thing on my mind
And you'll find out just in time
If you knew (if you really knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (you wouldn't leave)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through (I'm tired of being under)
I'm tired of being undercover (It's time)
It's time to be your lover
So get down with me
Let me know
What is going through your mind
Does it show
How I'm feeling deep inside
Hold me close
Now that you know how it goes
We can do it again
And this night will never end
So tonight (all night)
Gonna take you on a ride (take you on a ride)
Oh, you're gonna make it right
Cos tonight (ooh)
There's only one thing on my mind
And you're gonna find out tonight
If you knew (if you knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (you wouldn't wanna leave)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through
(Until I was done with you and we were through)
I'm tired of being undercover (it's time)
It's time to be your lover
So get down with me
Now that we have been together for a night (now that, together for a night)
It's time that you and I to say goodbye (it's time, say goodbye)
Don't try to hold on to this moment (to hold on to this moment)
Cos when you wake up I'll be gone, yeah, yeah-yeah
If you knew (if you knew)
Just what the night has got in store for you (ah, just what the night has got
instore)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through (til I am through, no-no, no)
I'm tired of being undercover (I don't wanna be)
It's time to be your lover (now it's time to be)
So get down with me
If you knew
(Now it's time to get down with me, now it's time to get down with me)
Just what the night has got in store for you
(Now it's time to get down with me)
You wouldn't leave the room until I am through
(Now it's time to get down, now it's time to get down with me)
I'm tired of being undercover
(Now it's time to get down with me, now it's time to get down with me)
It's time to be your lover
(Now it's time to get down with me)
So get down with me
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Get Down with Me Lyrics as written by Freddie D Iii Jerkins Emma Bunton
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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