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.
Welcome to the real world
She said to me, condesendingly
Take a seat, take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dream of the pram kings and the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
I'd still had it up my sleeve
I'd love to tell you stay inside the line
But something's better on the other side
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
So the good boys and girls take the so-called right track
Fading what had greater credits made the transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answer
All of our parents they're getting older
Wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories tiny tragedies
They love to tell you stay inside the lines
Something's better on the other side
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lngs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible as long as I'm alive
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I just can't wait 'till my ten year reunion
I wanna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before me
You will know what all this time is for
She said to me, condesendingly
Take a seat, take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dream of the pram kings and the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
I'd still had it up my sleeve
I'd love to tell you stay inside the line
But something's better on the other side
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
So the good boys and girls take the so-called right track
Fading what had greater credits made the transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answer
All of our parents they're getting older
Wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories tiny tragedies
They love to tell you stay inside the lines
Something's better on the other side
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lngs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible as long as I'm alive
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I just can't wait 'till my ten year reunion
I wanna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before me
You will know what all this time is for
Lyrics submitted by tigerzeye69
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uhhh......yeah, this song is called "No Such Thing" not "Real World", any REAL John Mayer fan would get it right
haha
it's just a diff version online so don't be so rude
its not a different version at all...the song is called "No Such Thing"<br /> and whoever posted this messed up the lyrics hardcore, and even if these happen to be the right lyrics for a different version of the song, the name would still be "No Such Thing"
yeahh this song is definitely called "No such thing" so i totally agree with brownsound
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yeahh this song is definitely called "No such thing" so i totally agree with brownsound
ha