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.
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
I found her on TV now i see her everywhere
Shes got style shes got violent ways about her.
She got me so that i can't dream without her.
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
My bedside is loaded.
My bedside's exploded!
Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
I don't know what it means but she's got multi-colourd hair
When she stands in the sand I dream of peaches
And im not sure what that means either
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
People keep on staring
People keep on staring
And its one flat pick to get started
It's two flat pick to get started
My ceiling is on fire
My feelings are on fire
Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
And someone wrote a message on my bus:
My breakdown is coming running
Seeing's bleeding, bleeding's believing
My ceiling is on fire
My feelings are on fire
My feelings, my feelings
My feelings are on fire
Hard to believe you can't get what you dream
If you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
You get what you steal
I found her on TV now i see her everywhere
Shes got style shes got violent ways about her.
She got me so that i can't dream without her.
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
She's giving me nightmares!
My bedside is loaded.
My bedside's exploded!
Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
I don't know what it means but she's got multi-colourd hair
When she stands in the sand I dream of peaches
And im not sure what that means either
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
She's giving me nightmares
People keep on staring
People keep on staring
And its one flat pick to get started
It's two flat pick to get started
My ceiling is on fire
My feelings are on fire
Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
And someone wrote a message on my bus:
My breakdown is coming running
Seeing's bleeding, bleeding's believing
My ceiling is on fire
My feelings are on fire
My feelings, my feelings
My feelings are on fire
Hard to believe you can't get what you dream
If you try sometimes you might find
You get what you steal
You get what you steal
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