The lyrics too Wasted Years by Iron Maiden.
Favorite song by them.
Pretty much the entire set of lyrics save a couple of lines that are clearly about touring/being on the road.
"But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself,
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else."
"Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it til it's gone away,
And my heart is lying there and will be til my dying day.
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years,
Face up, make your stand,
And realize you're living in the golden years.
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind,
Can't ease this pain, so easily,
When you can't find the words to say, it's hard to make it through another day,
And it makes me want to cry, and throw my hands up to the sky."
I obviously understand that it's about touring your life away and being away from loved ones and everything else you love(besides being a musician and playing your music), but the general message of the song "Don't waste your time, always searching for those wasted years" strikes a chord.
There was a period in my life where I was wasting my youth and where I just let absolute helplessness consume me, but no more. Those days are over.