80 Windows Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Unright 

Cover art for 80 Windows lyrics by Nada Surf

I think he's bored because the society's conventions don't allow him to let loose and have fun. The two situations he's in during the song (a bar & his own bed) are arguably situations that he should feel pretty relaxed. Instead he's longing for a child's carefree and consequence-free relationship with everything around him. Society's conventions make him feel distant.