"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.
desert night under lonely stars. crusing down the highway takes me farther from home. whiskey and regret... neither can erase the fact that i have done wrong. so now i'm on the run. the law is on my trail. let down the only girl that ever seemed to be the one for me, so now i wander alone. alone in a cheap motel room. praying to the Lord above. burden of the past rests so heavy on my shoulders. my conscience carries the weight of blood. cigarette smoke and shadow. a neon cactus in the night. did what i did because i thought that i had no choice, but there's always another way. i look to the moon and stars, somewhere underneath them she's there. never spoke the words of love i hid in my heart. if she heard them now would she still care? wonder if she's thinking of me? does she hate me for what i've done? how i wish that i could change everything and go back now that my last chance is gone. it's gone. moon, will you tell her for me, i'm sorry for all the trouble that i've caused. if only i could find a way to return to her someday, for i long to hold her in my arms. but i fear that i'm not long for this world, because i will not go out without a fight. i'm running forever and if they should catch me... one last thought of her before my gun is fired.
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Outlaw Heart Lyrics as written by Rick Vincent Kevin W. Ball
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my ex was on the run and I didn't know until one day he packed up his things and bounced leaving behind a love letter....
I was so heartbroken and I'm sure he was too... still am...
I look to the moon and stars-- Somewhere underneath them she's there Never even spoke to her the words of love I hid in my heart If she heard them now, would she still care? Wonder if she's thinking of me How I wish i could change everything and go back Now that my last change is gone It's gone
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This is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard. You can literaly feel the desperation in Nick 13's voice.
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there is nothing better than this song
i love to listen to this song, turn off all my lights and lay on my bed. i love the bass in this song. ahh so beautiful
dude the intro isnt the base... its actually a guitar
this song is pretty self-explanatory... this is a great tiger army song. i really love their songs with the old country sound, i love the mixture of the styles, and nick's voice is amazing for it.
yeah it has a sort of western country feel to it, makes me think of a dark, empty desert in the middle of nowhere. "My conscience carries the weight of blood" Sounds like this guy did something bad in the past that he can't escape, killed someone, maybe?
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I can't help but cry as I put this into words.
"Moon, will you tell her for me I'm sorry for all the trouble that I've caused If only I could find a way to return to her someday For I long to hold her in my arms Because I will not go out withougt a fight....One last thought of her before my gun is fired"
When you find the One, hold onto her with everything you've got...