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.
It aint no point to me waking up
everbodys time I'm taking up
I got nobody
it aint a shoulder near
I can't stay here and its colder there
I don't wanna look back cause its gonna hurt
I slice my wrist and its gonna squirt
For me everybody holds a hate
I get backstabbed and everybody holds the stake
its no roads to take i'm in a circle drive
bustin at myself and I'm tryna survive
I'll dissapoint you
and I will let you down
and I aint got me homeboys comin around
you don't understand so don't say you do
I swear I'll put a motherfuckin slug in you
I'm the only one
the lonely one
at home alone loadin a gun thinkin why not
I got court comin up I stole a truck
I got a bitch pregnant and I'm broke as fuck
I wanna get high but I got piss test
I'm always first name on top of shit list
get this
the witch has made my chest its permanent nightly visiting nest
it aint no clothes that I look good in
I'm the motherfuckin big red train that couldn't
I got no family I stole they shit
restraining orders and I still wont quit
I hit rock bottom and then I feel in a hole
and the I fell through the floor of that hole some more
I been missin for year nobodys lookin
I got beat down and my shit tooken
I look ahead and I see is the same
or this self inflicted bullet hole pouring my brain
I dream about cuttin heads off with a shovel
the dreams are gettin serious I think I'm in trouble
I don't hold memory for than an hour
I'm tired as fuck and I'm drained of power
I aint half way there and I'm all out of time
I'm like a crushed light bulb all out of shine
I been around the world but no place is home
I wanna see the otherside when I face the chrome
I'm butt naked I been jackin off gettin drunk
its my last hours alive who gives a fuck
it don't matter
I'm doin this shit in the garage
tryna make it easier for them to clean my head splaage
I this bitch I love, I hope she finds
stll up in the chair with my thoughts behind me
I'm about to do it can you hold for a second
everbodys time I'm taking up
I got nobody
it aint a shoulder near
I can't stay here and its colder there
I don't wanna look back cause its gonna hurt
I slice my wrist and its gonna squirt
For me everybody holds a hate
I get backstabbed and everybody holds the stake
its no roads to take i'm in a circle drive
bustin at myself and I'm tryna survive
I'll dissapoint you
and I will let you down
and I aint got me homeboys comin around
you don't understand so don't say you do
I swear I'll put a motherfuckin slug in you
I'm the only one
the lonely one
at home alone loadin a gun thinkin why not
I got court comin up I stole a truck
I got a bitch pregnant and I'm broke as fuck
I wanna get high but I got piss test
I'm always first name on top of shit list
get this
the witch has made my chest its permanent nightly visiting nest
it aint no clothes that I look good in
I'm the motherfuckin big red train that couldn't
I got no family I stole they shit
restraining orders and I still wont quit
I hit rock bottom and then I feel in a hole
and the I fell through the floor of that hole some more
I been missin for year nobodys lookin
I got beat down and my shit tooken
I look ahead and I see is the same
or this self inflicted bullet hole pouring my brain
I dream about cuttin heads off with a shovel
the dreams are gettin serious I think I'm in trouble
I don't hold memory for than an hour
I'm tired as fuck and I'm drained of power
I aint half way there and I'm all out of time
I'm like a crushed light bulb all out of shine
I been around the world but no place is home
I wanna see the otherside when I face the chrome
I'm butt naked I been jackin off gettin drunk
its my last hours alive who gives a fuck
it don't matter
I'm doin this shit in the garage
tryna make it easier for them to clean my head splaage
I this bitch I love, I hope she finds
stll up in the chair with my thoughts behind me
I'm about to do it can you hold for a second
Lyrics submitted by psychorocker89
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