Meaning behind Springsteens Badlands?

This is one of my favorite songs, because of the beat. Lately Ive been trying to pay more attention to the lyrics, but I'm at a loss as to what the main point of the song is. Some lines are obvious, but as a whole itsover my head...any help will be appreciated.

Lights out tonight trouble in the heartland

Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts man

I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand

but there's one thing I know for sure girl

I don't give a damn for the same old played out scenes

I don't give a damn for just the in betweens

Honey I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now

you better listen to me baby

Talk about a dream try to make it real

You wake up in the night with a fear so real

You spend your life waitin' for a moment that just won't come

Well don't waste your time waiting

Badlands you gotta live it everyday

Let the broken heart stand it's the price you gotta pay

We'll keep pushin' till it's understood and these badlands start

treating us good

Workin' in the fields till you get your back burned

Workin' 'neath the wheel till you get your facts learned

Baby I got my facts learned real good right now

you better get it straight darlin'

Poor man wanna be rich rich man wanna be king

And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything

I wanna go out tonight I wanna find out what I got

I believe in the love that you gave me

I believe in the faith that can save me

I believe in the hope and I pray that some day it may raise me

above these

Badlands....

Mmmm mmmm mmmm...

For the ones who had a notion a notion deep inside

That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive

I wanna find one face that ain't lookin' through me

I wanna find one place I wanna spit in the face of these

Badlands....

Whoa whoa whoa whoa Badlands....