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.
You sigh and you walk
You talk
You care about nothing
Sometimes you're feelin'
That life has treated you wrong
I've got a feeling
You know what the score is
Baby
But it's hard when you're sitting here
Surrounded by friends
I've got a love
That I'll cling on to
And I'll stay there
Stay there till the end
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
You walk and you talk
And you sing and you shout
And you justify
About anything
And you rant and you rave and you hope and you say
Nothing
And you eat and you drink and you dress and you live as if
No one else did baby
No one else like you
Lives out in this world
I've got a love
That I'll cling on to
And I'll stay there
Stay there till the end
'Cause one thing I know is
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
You talk
You care about nothing
Sometimes you're feelin'
That life has treated you wrong
I've got a feeling
You know what the score is
Baby
But it's hard when you're sitting here
Surrounded by friends
I've got a love
That I'll cling on to
And I'll stay there
Stay there till the end
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
You walk and you talk
And you sing and you shout
And you justify
About anything
And you rant and you rave and you hope and you say
Nothing
And you eat and you drink and you dress and you live as if
No one else did baby
No one else like you
Lives out in this world
I've got a love
That I'll cling on to
And I'll stay there
Stay there till the end
'Cause one thing I know is
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I
Have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
And things are different from there
I have found
An answer
I don't think you don't care
Just you laugh
'Cause you're loaded
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