Lyric discussion by graviton 

I did see them live in the 90s in a little dive of a bar with one brand of cheap beer on tap. It was a great show!

I always interpreted these lyrics as talking about the ennui of the party scene as one gets older. You want to go out and hit the party, loose all your inhibitions, forget all the trouble of the work week, and have the perfect fun time. But the perfect party doesn't exist, and when you get there, there's the nagging feeling you should be having more fun then you are, and that you are just going through the motions.

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