myself when i hear great songs like this it makes me want to even more. i think the song is about having a regular day but when u hear that one song that has speacial memories for u especially good one u just get lost in those memories and wish u could go back. So this man is listening to a song that makes him think of marianne a girl from his past that he probably cared about much but that didnt work out. pretty explanatory. One of the best songs, instantly makes you feel good especially when driving around with friends or close loved ones. :) If you haven't started already, you should. This was one of the first songs I learnt to play on guitar - It's really not too hard either. It's a great song and I love playing it almost as much as listening to it - nothing better when there's nothing on TV and nothing to do then laying back and playing this (as well as some cat stevens). If you do decide to learn then it's worth buying a DVD (or downloading as i did) by Licklibrary.com for this song. they may do a whole DVD on Boston but this is the only one I've looked for.