The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
[Verse 1]
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
The streets are red, red i'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But oh by God, how it all did change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Verse 2]
I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
He talked alone for miles and miles and miles
Gallows call, son I say
Keep your smile, and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stains wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah
[Bridge]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah, I heard him
He screamed, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Outro]
That's right
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
The streets are red, red i'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But oh by God, how it all did change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Verse 2]
I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
He talked alone for miles and miles and miles
Gallows call, son I say
Keep your smile, and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stains wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah
[Bridge]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah, I heard him
He screamed, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Outro]
That's right
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Lyrics submitted by fennsk, edited by Ashram, AvengedToolica
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ronnie defeo? amityville?
About a school shooting in about 1995, I think. The shooter's name was Ron Brown a.k.a. Ronnie Frown.
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