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 take a deep breath in and out
Get my clothes get dressed and head about another day
Another day to make you notice me
Another day to try to show you something in me that maybe you'd wanna see
Cause these past few years it seems as if I haven't exsisted in your universe
Am I just trying to hard to impress you
Or am I not giving it enough
All I know is you dont seem to notice me at all
So that leaves me with my only hope being to dream of you tonight
Cause that is the closest I can get to you
I see you walking in the hall to your classes every day
Every guy knows who you are but not every guy has your schedule memorized
Trying to bump into you inivertently in the hall
And not every girl knows who I am including you
The ones that know me are my friends and aren't the girls I'd wanna to be with
So what can I do just to get you to look up from the ground and them other guys
And take a good look at me even if I'm not what you need
Am I just trying to hard to impress you
Or am I not giving it enough
All I know is you dont seem to notice me at all
So that leaves me with my only hope being to dream of you tonight
Cause that is the closest I can get to you
I'm not exactly like other guys this I know
Maybe I'm not as normal as all the other guys you dated
Recently your the only one I dream of every single night
And recall every detail of that dream when I awake
If you can see that will it change your outlook on me
And maybe have you notice me just enough to say hello
Get my clothes get dressed and head about another day
Another day to make you notice me
Another day to try to show you something in me that maybe you'd wanna see
Cause these past few years it seems as if I haven't exsisted in your universe
Am I just trying to hard to impress you
Or am I not giving it enough
All I know is you dont seem to notice me at all
So that leaves me with my only hope being to dream of you tonight
Cause that is the closest I can get to you
I see you walking in the hall to your classes every day
Every guy knows who you are but not every guy has your schedule memorized
Trying to bump into you inivertently in the hall
And not every girl knows who I am including you
The ones that know me are my friends and aren't the girls I'd wanna to be with
So what can I do just to get you to look up from the ground and them other guys
And take a good look at me even if I'm not what you need
Am I just trying to hard to impress you
Or am I not giving it enough
All I know is you dont seem to notice me at all
So that leaves me with my only hope being to dream of you tonight
Cause that is the closest I can get to you
I'm not exactly like other guys this I know
Maybe I'm not as normal as all the other guys you dated
Recently your the only one I dream of every single night
And recall every detail of that dream when I awake
If you can see that will it change your outlook on me
And maybe have you notice me just enough to say hello
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