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.
Sometimes people fall in and out
Sometimes good things don’t come about
You can always get them the next time
Is having a good outlook a crime
They take your love from your heart
And every emotion you have inside
We can make a better start
For each of us to make it by
I’ll wait for a change
I’ll wait for a better day
I’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Well I’ll change myself
To change everyone else
I can make it by from what they say
Sarcastically, o well, I’ll show them anyway
Sometime love will finally show
Sometimes people will let you know
You helped them through there day
You made them look at life in a better way
Now we’ll wait for a change
We’ll wait for a better day
We’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Better us then them right?
Better for us, to make them feel alright
Blind belief in helping once or twice
No one seems to notice when your nice
Why do they live on all the haters
Remember the people who did you favors
Then again it will make us more caring
And those fake smiles were bearing
Just might become real
Now we’ll wait for a change
We’ll wait for a better day
We’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Sometimes good things don’t come about
You can always get them the next time
Is having a good outlook a crime
They take your love from your heart
And every emotion you have inside
We can make a better start
For each of us to make it by
I’ll wait for a change
I’ll wait for a better day
I’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Well I’ll change myself
To change everyone else
I can make it by from what they say
Sarcastically, o well, I’ll show them anyway
Sometime love will finally show
Sometimes people will let you know
You helped them through there day
You made them look at life in a better way
Now we’ll wait for a change
We’ll wait for a better day
We’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Better us then them right?
Better for us, to make them feel alright
Blind belief in helping once or twice
No one seems to notice when your nice
Why do they live on all the haters
Remember the people who did you favors
Then again it will make us more caring
And those fake smiles were bearing
Just might become real
Now we’ll wait for a change
We’ll wait for a better day
We’ll wait until this world
Is the one to say
“Tomorrow will be
Tomorrow may be
Tomorrow just might be
A better day.”
Lyrics submitted by DCfan
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