"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.
If I told you that I love you
Would it be enough?
If I told you I can't live without you
Would you just say "Love is tough"?
I search for word to say
When I'm with you
My heart begins to soar
But you walk away and sigh and say
"It's been done before"
You say that I'll get over you
But for your love
There is no end to what I would do
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I'll keep the color of your eyes
When the world forgets your name
I'll span it across the skies
And love you just the same
If this is just a crush
Then why do I feel like dyin'
Baby what I would give
If only you were mine
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
You'll never know just what I'm feeling
There is so much my heart's concealing
It'd take a thousand lifetimes to get over you
And with one word my dreams can never come true
It means nothing to you
What it means to me
You say love is hrad
Well it's killing me
I don't need the apology
High flying adored, you have seen it all
And with one word you killed my soul
I would fly for you, fight for you
I would live for you, I would die for you
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
Would it be enough?
If I told you I can't live without you
Would you just say "Love is tough"?
I search for word to say
When I'm with you
My heart begins to soar
But you walk away and sigh and say
"It's been done before"
You say that I'll get over you
But for your love
There is no end to what I would do
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I'll keep the color of your eyes
When the world forgets your name
I'll span it across the skies
And love you just the same
If this is just a crush
Then why do I feel like dyin'
Baby what I would give
If only you were mine
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
You'll never know just what I'm feeling
There is so much my heart's concealing
It'd take a thousand lifetimes to get over you
And with one word my dreams can never come true
It means nothing to you
What it means to me
You say love is hrad
Well it's killing me
I don't need the apology
High flying adored, you have seen it all
And with one word you killed my soul
I would fly for you, fight for you
I would live for you, I would die for you
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I'd write your name in the stars
Grant your every desire
Give you the ocean's heart
And the love that feeds the fire
I'll show you every wonder
The world could ever bring
When I am with you I am everything
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
I give you my word, my life, my heart
I'd sign your name in the stars
Lyrics submitted by alex_is_in_love
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