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.
Oh no, it happened again
She's cool, she's hot, she's my friend
I'd drive for hours it's so
You leave me nowhere to go
She's unstoppable, unpredictable
I'm so jaded, calculated, wrong
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Buy hope, hope that it lasts
Give in, forget the past
Be strong when things fall apart
Honest, this breaks my heart
She's unstoppable, unpredictable
I'm so jaded, calculated, wrong
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Why did we have to go date?
It's too easy to complicate
Be strong when things fall apart (be strong when things fall apart)
Honest, this breaks my heart (it's so hard)
Let's go
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
She's cool, she's hot, she's my friend
I'd drive for hours it's so
You leave me nowhere to go
She's unstoppable, unpredictable
I'm so jaded, calculated, wrong
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Buy hope, hope that it lasts
Give in, forget the past
Be strong when things fall apart
Honest, this breaks my heart
She's unstoppable, unpredictable
I'm so jaded, calculated, wrong
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Why did we have to go date?
It's too easy to complicate
Be strong when things fall apart (be strong when things fall apart)
Honest, this breaks my heart (it's so hard)
Let's go
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Please take me home
Too late, it's gone
I bet you're sad
This is the best time we ever had
Lyrics submitted by ScreamingInfidelity
Please Take Me Home Lyrics as written by Tom Delonge Travis Barker
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i love this song. It just talks about how it's hard for a guy and a girl to be friends with out falling for eachother "oh no it happened again, she's, she's hot, she's my friend". And that always happens to me with my guy friends, so i can relate.
i feel just like this about a guy frined., ahh why do i have to fall for such a good mate? any way, this song shows that getting woth a friend never, ever works, it just messes stuff up... not what i want to hear :S
This song is awesome. Blink 182 is really good at expressing how teenagers feel. This kinda shit is the daily life of a teenager in highchool. I feel like i live this song! and alot of their others too
i really feel that this song speaks truley about my past realationships with girls. espically this one giel cause i really fucked it up with her, but we had such a good time.
Personally I think the lyrics to this song are horrible. I like Blink's music for the most part but I think they are some of the worst lyricists. None of their songs (of which this is the worst lyrically) have any depth. The worst part is the 'Why did we have to go date / Its so easy to complicate'. Aah thats so bad.
I agree that they're not the best lyricist, but some of their songs aren't thaaat bad. It gets better with their last album; Feeling This has some really pretty lines and so does I Miss You.
I think that from a strictly educated writer's standpoint, their lyrics are pretty bad.<br /> However, a major part of writing when it comes to poetry/music/literature is to immerse the reader/listener in the world that you've created. It's not about skill with words.<br /> <br /> Sometimes, the simplest string of words will incite a massive impact upon the mind. Small words, broken fragments, jumping topics - it's actually a great way to get a lot of topic into one small statement. The imagination fills in the rest, as well as the feelings needed to properly feel the lyrics.<br /> <br /> In one way, they're fantastic lyricists. In another, they're horrible. I get both stand-points. I like the music, so I'll just keep listening. lol.
Oh, yeah. Also, punk rock is all about the music, as opposed to skill. It's about picking up an instrument and jamming, whether you know how to or not. Fun, nostalgia, emotions, and doing whatever you want. T'is punk. T'is Blink.
hahahaha so true...
You are moron that is one of the best lines in the song. "Why did we have to go date,its to easy to complicate" It means they were friends then they dated and it screwed up the good friendship they had. It makes perfect sense and means alot more than a shallow person like MartyRDB and punk-junkie can see
i agree with most of you, this song was like it was written about me haha, my best friend who is a guy and i talk things that bit further and things havent been the same since...
I'm not saying that the line doesn't make sense. I know what it means. I'm just saying that it's really bad writing. It just doesn't fit with the music of the song. And the song has no depth. And if you knew me, you'd know I'm not a shallow person, and certainly not a punk-junkie. I really don't like punk at all actually
this song is exactly about a guy having a one night stand with his friend. I guess that would fuck things up!