"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.
stars are out tonight
and you're the brightest one shining in my sky.
it's like every wish I ever made came true.
the day I woke up lying next to you.
will you be my best friend
if I offer you my heart?
'cause it's already yours.
we could hang out every night
and watch the sun go down.
as long as we could watch it rise again.
gave me a valentine.
it's these little things that stand the test of time.
I've saved the tickets from the shows that we've been to.
and a thousand other memories of you.
gave you this i.o.u. today.
it said good for one galaxy.
once I build my rocket to the stars.
we'll fly away just you and me.
and you're the brightest one shining in my sky.
it's like every wish I ever made came true.
the day I woke up lying next to you.
will you be my best friend
if I offer you my heart?
'cause it's already yours.
we could hang out every night
and watch the sun go down.
as long as we could watch it rise again.
gave me a valentine.
it's these little things that stand the test of time.
I've saved the tickets from the shows that we've been to.
and a thousand other memories of you.
gave you this i.o.u. today.
it said good for one galaxy.
once I build my rocket to the stars.
we'll fly away just you and me.
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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this song is definitly about a guy falling in love with his best friend (a girl) this is such a great song!
i can kinda relate to this song since i'm in love with one of my guy friends
This is definitly one of my favorite Ataris songs of all time!
dis song is about a guy who falls in love wit a gurl and dey were already best friends so dere's nothing realle left to knoe, and dey live happily ever after.....not dats a buncha bs.....dis is one of tha best ataris songs ever
late - e
this band really SUCKS how could ne one like them n punke learn how to speak english
Skateo, The Ataris rock... I was just listenin to IOU this morning, actually. Its damn good band.
but yeah.. english would help aye...
Oh God, I love this song. It makes me wish that someone would fall in love with me like this. The Ataris rock .. not only can they play some awesome music, but their lyrics are some of the best. Skateo, what do you listen to? Probably some music with lyrics that have absolutely no meaning .. like Slipknot or some CRAP like that. THE*ATARIS FOREVER!
if someone sang this to me...
they'd have my heart.
mine too!! i originally dled it cause of the cute title, and i really loved it!! i like the beginning, and the last stanza, cause they're the ones that get stuck in my head when im with my bf :)
"will you be my best friend if i offer you my heart? because it's already yours"
i just love it