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.
Little sister, don't you worry about a thing today
Take the heat from the sun
Little sister
I know that everything is not okay
But you're like honey on my tongue
True love never can be rent
But only true love can keep beauty innocent
I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
No, I could never take a chance
'Cause I could never understand
The mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
You can run from love
And if it's really love it will find you
Catch you by the heel
But you can't be numb for love
The only pain is to feel nothing at all
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?
I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
And you're the one, there's no-one else
It makes me want to lose myself
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
Brown-eyed girl across the street
On rue Saint Divine
I thought this is the one for me
But she was already mine
You were already mine
Little sister
I've been sleeping in the street again
Like a stray dog
And little sister
I've been trying to feel complete again
But you're gone and so is God
The soul needs beauty for a soul mate
When the soul wants, the soul waits
But I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
For love and faith and sex and fear
And all the things that keep us here
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
You'll see, you'll see
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?
Take the heat from the sun
Little sister
I know that everything is not okay
But you're like honey on my tongue
True love never can be rent
But only true love can keep beauty innocent
I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
No, I could never take a chance
'Cause I could never understand
The mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
You can run from love
And if it's really love it will find you
Catch you by the heel
But you can't be numb for love
The only pain is to feel nothing at all
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?
I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
And you're the one, there's no-one else
It makes me want to lose myself
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
Brown-eyed girl across the street
On rue Saint Divine
I thought this is the one for me
But she was already mine
You were already mine
Little sister
I've been sleeping in the street again
Like a stray dog
And little sister
I've been trying to feel complete again
But you're gone and so is God
The soul needs beauty for a soul mate
When the soul wants, the soul waits
But I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
For love and faith and sex and fear
And all the things that keep us here
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman
You'll see, you'll see
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?
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You only think it haunts you bill, because you're allowing it to.
Anyway that wasn't what I came to say. I don't understand why MORE people haven't remarked on how uterly beautiful this song is. I'm not a big fan of U2 but my brother is (you might find him floating around here somewhere) and he has almost all the albums so I do listen to them but normally only the mainstream songs or typically popular ones (ie One, Beautiful Day) but this song just LEAPED off the latest album. It's utterly beautiful.
I especially love the lyrics "But you can’t be numb for love The only pain is to feel nothing at all"