Lyric discussion by WYWH 

Cover art for Sunset Grill lyrics by Don Henley

The song is exactly as it seems: a song about your typical hangout, be it a bar or a club. You go out there to check out the waitresses and watch the funny guys get hammered and do stupid shit. You make friends with the bartender, who tells you stories from the past, and knows all his customers and calls him by name.

People go to these bars to hide from the pressures of life, especially in the city. But there actually is no hiding place. You can't escape your problems, you just postpone them for a while.

Don't understand the bridge of this song about the respectable murders. Oh, well, I can't know everything:)

Finally, a reprise, slightly modified, to give the idea that people know the clubbing is an empty and artificial way to "escape", but make excuses to not have to worry about it too much.