Lyric discussion by llaika 

Cover art for Night lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

This song is about living in a working class life, surviving until the end of the day, and then escaping at night. I can just picture these people sweating it out all day working minimum wage jobs, then when 5 o'clock comes around they can finally break free in their cars on the highway. It's like they want to get out and they're trying to get out, but they can't.