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.
I didn't ask, they shouldn't have told me
At first I laughed but now
It's sinking in fast, whatever they sold me
Well, baby
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
It gets hard, the memory's faded
Who gets what the say?
It's likely they're just jealous and jaded
Well, maybe
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
I can't let it get me off
Or break up my train of thought
As far as I know nothing's wrong
Until I hear it from you
Still thinking about not living without it
Outside looking in
'Til we're talking about not stepping around it
Maybe
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
'Til I hear it from you, oh no
'Til I hear it from you, oh no
'Til I hear it from you
'Til I hear it from you
(Won't take advice from fools)
(I'll figure everything is cool)
'Til I hear it from you
(Won't take advice from fools)
(I'll figure everything is cool)
'Til I hear it from you
At first I laughed but now
It's sinking in fast, whatever they sold me
Well, baby
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
It gets hard, the memory's faded
Who gets what the say?
It's likely they're just jealous and jaded
Well, maybe
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
I can't let it get me off
Or break up my train of thought
As far as I know nothing's wrong
Until I hear it from you
Still thinking about not living without it
Outside looking in
'Til we're talking about not stepping around it
Maybe
I don't want to take advice from fools
I'll just figure everything is cool
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
Until I hear it from you (hear it from you)
'Til I hear it from you, oh no
'Til I hear it from you, oh no
'Til I hear it from you
'Til I hear it from you
(Won't take advice from fools)
(I'll figure everything is cool)
'Til I hear it from you
(Won't take advice from fools)
(I'll figure everything is cool)
'Til I hear it from you
Lyrics submitted by Boonechic_21
Til I Hear It from You Lyrics as written by Marshall Howard Crenshaw Jesse M. Valenzuela
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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