"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.
I can't take this emptiness inside
I need you by my side
And I can't take the restless nights
It's tearing me apart, all of our fights
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
No more feelings to ignore
There is no trust anymore
I let you down
Why do I do these things?
You have my heart
I want it back someday
But you can keep it if you promise not to hurt it
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
A thousand questions on my mind
I'm waiting here for you to find
Will you reach out and hold on?
A thousand emotions run under my skin
When you come to me I'll let you in
Why is that so wrong?
It's not my fault this feeling surrounds me
You mesmerize and make me believe
You're all I need
Am I what you want
Will I succeed?
Should I ply open your eyes
To make you realize
That I need you more and more
Or should I just open your ears
And let you hear these tears
As they accumulate on the floor
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
I'm so afraid to lose
Everything we held on to
Will memories just slip
Leaving me alone to remenisce
The times when all I thought about was you
Or will we come back strong
And prove the others wrong
As I look into your face
And hold you in a tight embrace
You're proof that dreams do come true
I need you by my side
And I can't take the restless nights
It's tearing me apart, all of our fights
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
No more feelings to ignore
There is no trust anymore
I let you down
Why do I do these things?
You have my heart
I want it back someday
But you can keep it if you promise not to hurt it
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
A thousand questions on my mind
I'm waiting here for you to find
Will you reach out and hold on?
A thousand emotions run under my skin
When you come to me I'll let you in
Why is that so wrong?
It's not my fault this feeling surrounds me
You mesmerize and make me believe
You're all I need
Am I what you want
Will I succeed?
Should I ply open your eyes
To make you realize
That I need you more and more
Or should I just open your ears
And let you hear these tears
As they accumulate on the floor
Do you still love me
Or did I mess everything up
When everyone else is gone
Will I be the one you turn to?
I'm so afraid to lose
Everything we held on to
Will memories just slip
Leaving me alone to remenisce
The times when all I thought about was you
Or will we come back strong
And prove the others wrong
As I look into your face
And hold you in a tight embrace
You're proof that dreams do come true
Lyrics submitted by Conker
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I love the lyrics to this song.. they are exactly how i feel right now.. Great song !