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.
Leaving heading eastbound
Weekend's almost here now
It's getting warmer outside
It all feels right
Call your friends, I'll call mine
We'll head out for a long ride
Sun is coming out now
It all feels right
Close my eyes
Think about the old times
What's it all about?
The feeling when it all works out
We'll be gone for a few nights
Meet up with the old crowd
Music's playing so loud
It all feels right
Close my eyes
Think about the old times
What's it all about?
The feeling when it all works out
Weekend's almost here now
It's getting warmer outside
It all feels right
Call your friends, I'll call mine
We'll head out for a long ride
Sun is coming out now
It all feels right
Close my eyes
Think about the old times
What's it all about?
The feeling when it all works out
We'll be gone for a few nights
Meet up with the old crowd
Music's playing so loud
It all feels right
Close my eyes
Think about the old times
What's it all about?
The feeling when it all works out
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Something resonates with me in the last two lines of the chorus. I especially think "the feeling when it all works out" is a great answer to the question of the meaning of life.
The first two lines of the chorus have the narrator think of a vague memory, almost drawing more attention to the process of remembering something in general. It's almost as if the self-conscious experience of having a memory prompts the next lyrics: the grandest of questions and an elegant answer. After all, human memory, and much of the human mind and brain, is still much of a mystery to us, as is the Universe and all its parallels. The lyrics seem to imply that a positive feeling or experience is the meaning of creation, the solution to the great mystery. Love? Happiness? The feeling when it all works out?
I think it's a brilliant chorus, simple yet thought provoking.