"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.
Do you feel you've been disowned
Left outside in the cold
And without a home?
Do you think that no one cars
That you're lost an alone
And without a prayer?
Don't give in to the lie
That there's no one you can turn to
Don't lose heart, there is hope
There is someone who will never desert you
CHORUS:
If this world is a lonely place for you
Fall into the arms of love
If this world is a lonely place for you
There's a God who you can trust
Who'll comfort you and live you up
Are you looking for a friend
Who will stand by your side
To the very end?
Someone who is always true
To his word, be assured
He won't turn from you
Put your faith in the One
Who will never let you down
He has proven His love
Open up to all He has for you now
CHORUS
He hears your cry, He sees your tears
He knows your pain and all your fears
He waits for you with open arms
He longs to live inside your heart
You'll never be alone again
CHORUS
Left outside in the cold
And without a home?
Do you think that no one cars
That you're lost an alone
And without a prayer?
Don't give in to the lie
That there's no one you can turn to
Don't lose heart, there is hope
There is someone who will never desert you
CHORUS:
If this world is a lonely place for you
Fall into the arms of love
If this world is a lonely place for you
There's a God who you can trust
Who'll comfort you and live you up
Are you looking for a friend
Who will stand by your side
To the very end?
Someone who is always true
To his word, be assured
He won't turn from you
Put your faith in the One
Who will never let you down
He has proven His love
Open up to all He has for you now
CHORUS
He hears your cry, He sees your tears
He knows your pain and all your fears
He waits for you with open arms
He longs to live inside your heart
You'll never be alone again
CHORUS
Lyrics submitted by BassGrl127
If This World Lyrics as written by Erik Sven Sundin Eric Sundred
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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