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.
Sun is the reason
And the world it will bloom
Cause sun lights the sky
And the sun lights the moon
Sun is the reason
All the happy trees are green
Then who can explain
The light in your dream
Sit you down
Sit you down young gentlemen
there's something I want you to know
You keep on asking me
You keep on asking me why
Why are we here?
It started a long time ago
Me and your mum on the night
Yeah yeah yeah, we met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that night no
We met in a back road
Behind the stage
She had the best figure by far
Huh a thousand hours I've looked at her eyes but I
Still don't know what color they are
Me and your mum on the night
Oh Lord.
We met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
She was a junkie then
And I was having a good time
Back on the road again
Oh momma I was on the road again
Back in suite 79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that time
Back on the road again
Oh I'm traveling that line
I was a pop star then
I'm still having a good time
And the world it will bloom
Cause sun lights the sky
And the sun lights the moon
Sun is the reason
All the happy trees are green
Then who can explain
The light in your dream
Sit you down
Sit you down young gentlemen
there's something I want you to know
You keep on asking me
You keep on asking me why
Why are we here?
It started a long time ago
Me and your mum on the night
Yeah yeah yeah, we met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that night no
We met in a back road
Behind the stage
She had the best figure by far
Huh a thousand hours I've looked at her eyes but I
Still don't know what color they are
Me and your mum on the night
Oh Lord.
We met
I was on the road again
She was in C79
She was a junkie then
And I was having a good time
Back on the road again
Oh momma I was on the road again
Back in suite 79
I'll never never forget
I'll never forget that time
Back on the road again
Oh I'm traveling that line
I was a pop star then
I'm still having a good time
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Sun/C79 Lyrics as written by Stevens
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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Love this song ! Its about a rocker who ends up finding out he has a son that he never knew about since he was out on the road a lot. and tells the kid the story about how he met his mom a long time ago. Thats how it is being a nomadic rocker on the road, it happens.