"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'm waiting for you right outside
The place we first locked eyes
(Oh)
I feel like we're both losing sight
We don't get to do this twice
And I wonder
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
The last time that I left these steps
Was after our first kiss
I wonder why you haven't shown
I'll be leaving here alone
And I wonder
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
(Yeah) so bored with these games
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these
I'm left in the dark
I never thought you would be breaking my heart
I'm so bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games), games (games), oh-oh, games (games), ohh-yea-ah, games
The place we first locked eyes
(Oh)
I feel like we're both losing sight
We don't get to do this twice
And I wonder
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
The last time that I left these steps
Was after our first kiss
I wonder why you haven't shown
I'll be leaving here alone
And I wonder
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
(Yeah) so bored with these games
(So bored with these games) splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these
I'm left in the dark
I never thought you would be breaking my heart
I'm so bored with these games (games)
Games (games)
Will you care when I'm gone
And it's time and I've really had enough
And I'm sorry for the trouble
That's been costing us so much
Splitting apart, it's getting harder to tell what you want
So bored with these games (games)
Games (games), games (games), oh-oh, games (games), ohh-yea-ah, games
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Games Lyrics as written by Joseph Adam Jonas Gregory Robert Garbowsky
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, KAREN SCHAUBEN PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATION
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haha there are reference to board games in here. "and im SORRY for the TROUBLE" and Nick had this joke.. "board games make me bored."