I love this song, definitely one of my favorite Bruce songs.
As for the meaning, here's my view of it. He's had a bad day, got up late, got yelled at by the boss, etc., and everything seems at its worst, but "It feels right as you lock up the house, turn out the lights, and step out into the night", and the rest of the day doesn't matter because the races are where you really feel alive.
Anyway, that's my take on it. I know myself so many times after a bad day I have taken my car out in the middle of the night to tear it up for a bit, and once you are behind the wheel "with your faith in the machine, off you scream into the night", and all the other troubles seem to melt away.
I love this song, definitely one of my favorite Bruce songs.
As for the meaning, here's my view of it. He's had a bad day, got up late, got yelled at by the boss, etc., and everything seems at its worst, but "It feels right as you lock up the house, turn out the lights, and step out into the night", and the rest of the day doesn't matter because the races are where you really feel alive.
Anyway, that's my take on it. I know myself so many times after a bad day I have taken my car out in the middle of the night to tear it up for a bit, and once you are behind the wheel "with your faith in the machine, off you scream into the night", and all the other troubles seem to melt away.