The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Remember the weight of the world
It's a sound that we used to buy
On cassette and forty five
And now this little girl
She says will we make it at all
Eight hundred miles is a drive
Yeah you got the weight of the world coming down like a mother's eye
And all that you can
All that you can give is a cold goodbye
The law enforcement's impressed you've survived to this age
Strapped-up soldiers
They'll lock you in a cage without a goodbye
For a nickel bribe
But aww no where you are tonight
And how'd we get here
It's too late to break it off
I need a release
The signal's a cough
But that don't get me off
I summon you to appear my love
Got the weight of the world
I summon you here my love
Remember the weight of the world
It's a sound that we used to buy
And all that you can
All that you can give is a cold goodbye
The law enforcement's impressed you've survived to this age
Strapped-up soldiers
They'll lock you in a cage without a goodbye
For a nickel bribe
But aww no where you are tonight
And how'd we get here
It's too late to break it off
I need a release
The signal's a cough
But that don't get me off
I summon you to appear my love
Got the weight of the world
I summon you here my love
The signal's a cough but that don't get me off
I summon you here my love
It's a sound that we used to buy
On cassette and forty five
And now this little girl
She says will we make it at all
Eight hundred miles is a drive
Yeah you got the weight of the world coming down like a mother's eye
And all that you can
All that you can give is a cold goodbye
The law enforcement's impressed you've survived to this age
Strapped-up soldiers
They'll lock you in a cage without a goodbye
For a nickel bribe
But aww no where you are tonight
And how'd we get here
It's too late to break it off
I need a release
The signal's a cough
But that don't get me off
I summon you to appear my love
Got the weight of the world
I summon you here my love
Remember the weight of the world
It's a sound that we used to buy
And all that you can
All that you can give is a cold goodbye
The law enforcement's impressed you've survived to this age
Strapped-up soldiers
They'll lock you in a cage without a goodbye
For a nickel bribe
But aww no where you are tonight
And how'd we get here
It's too late to break it off
I need a release
The signal's a cough
But that don't get me off
I summon you to appear my love
Got the weight of the world
I summon you here my love
The signal's a cough but that don't get me off
I summon you here my love
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I think pookachoo almost has it. I think the lead singer is in jail but I don't think he summons his lover for sex. I seems to me that he summons her to help him brake out. Though after reading it a second time either one of us could be right, or we could both be wrong. The prison theme does seem to fit into the long distance relationship aspect that Brit mentioned, particularly since musicians don't usually like to give to much info about what their songs are about.