Lyric discussion by apobase 

Cover art for Point Blank lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

In his concert "Live at the Roxy" on the 7th of July 1978, Bruce introduced this (new) song: "..it’s a song about being trapped. Some friends of mine are working two jobs a day, her husband working two jobs a day, and they’re trying to take her house away, and it’s a song about being trapped and not able to get out." I'm not sure how this relates directly to the lyrics, but I guess they are describing the lives of a couple strugling with making ends meet, and that effects their relationship. The question is, who are "they"?