Discover the story of the song > Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

The song talks about a person who used to race at a place called Trestles, but now lives in a house in Fairview and tries to look good. The protagonist wants his partner (who is not named in the song) to know that he is easy to find and that he will be on a hill because he wants things that can only be found in the darkness on the edge of town. The song also mentions that everyone has a secret that they try to hide, and some people spend their whole lives trying to keep it.