Lyric discussion by slomifier 

Cover art for Tension lyrics by Avenged Sevenfold

Pretty basic meaning, but amazingly put together.

First part of the song that sounds stressed and (as mentioned) 70-ish, it's about a "working stiff" and how bad their life is going, and how stressed and tense they are

The second more western sounding bit is him unwinding and relaxing over the open road (could be metaphorical, could be literal).

Love the MJ-ish opening :)

My Interpretation