This song, I believe, is about how being in a band and being on the road all the time just plain wears you out.
In the first verse, the writer is driving the tour van or bus, and its late at night. He can only see as far as the headlights reach. He is tired. He wants to fall asleep and wake up just late enough that he will get in a crash and die so that he can go to heaven, but he just keeps going.
The chorus is about how they are getting a taste of fame, but that they are also continually being tested to see if fame is what they really want.
The second verse is about glancing to the side of the road and seeing all the trucks parked at the truck stops, and wishing he could be with them. The lights illuminating them made them look empty, and he feels empty inside.
And I think the bridge is talking about how they are on the road for themselves, and it is hurting those that they love.
This song, I believe, is about how being in a band and being on the road all the time just plain wears you out.
In the first verse, the writer is driving the tour van or bus, and its late at night. He can only see as far as the headlights reach. He is tired. He wants to fall asleep and wake up just late enough that he will get in a crash and die so that he can go to heaven, but he just keeps going.
The chorus is about how they are getting a taste of fame, but that they are also continually being tested to see if fame is what they really want.
The second verse is about glancing to the side of the road and seeing all the trucks parked at the truck stops, and wishing he could be with them. The lights illuminating them made them look empty, and he feels empty inside.
And I think the bridge is talking about how they are on the road for themselves, and it is hurting those that they love.
These are just my thoughts.