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.
Songs and melodies change and change and sway
but they still stay the same
The songs that we sung when the dark days come
are the songs that we sung when we chased them away
If I ever found a pot of gold
I'd buy bottles untold of the nectar of the vines
'Cause I'm going to die with a twinkle in my eye
'cause I sung songs, spun stories,
loved, laughed and drank wine
Tomorrow is another day
The cats are out to play, to play
That old rusty spaceship wants to sail
into the Milky Way again
on a river of red, red wine
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun...
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun, sun, sun
In summer the bushfires rage and rage and rage
on such beautiful days
And we fight them with water that runs through the cracks
Water we're desperately trying to save
So I'll just live on wine and water my vines
and sleep on the wind with the fires right behind
and sing on the beaches and swim through the night
Oh we'll cry 'pass the wine, pass the wine, pass the wine'
Tomorrow is another day
The cats are out to play, to play
That old rusty spaceship wants to sail
into the Milky Way again
on a river of red, red wine
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun...
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun
Oh what a beautiful day today!
Today's a day to celebrate
Grab your bucket, grab your spade
we're heading down to Half Moon Bay
I saw a plane go into a cloud
I'm drunk, I'm singing, I'm happy and loud
Two o'clock in the arvo, but hey that's allowed
I'm having a good time and of that I am proud
but they still stay the same
The songs that we sung when the dark days come
are the songs that we sung when we chased them away
If I ever found a pot of gold
I'd buy bottles untold of the nectar of the vines
'Cause I'm going to die with a twinkle in my eye
'cause I sung songs, spun stories,
loved, laughed and drank wine
Tomorrow is another day
The cats are out to play, to play
That old rusty spaceship wants to sail
into the Milky Way again
on a river of red, red wine
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun...
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun, sun, sun
In summer the bushfires rage and rage and rage
on such beautiful days
And we fight them with water that runs through the cracks
Water we're desperately trying to save
So I'll just live on wine and water my vines
and sleep on the wind with the fires right behind
and sing on the beaches and swim through the night
Oh we'll cry 'pass the wine, pass the wine, pass the wine'
Tomorrow is another day
The cats are out to play, to play
That old rusty spaceship wants to sail
into the Milky Way again
on a river of red, red wine
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun...
Run run run run run run run run run run run
Let's have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
we'll
drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink drink
a toast to the
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun
Oh what a beautiful day today!
Today's a day to celebrate
Grab your bucket, grab your spade
we're heading down to Half Moon Bay
I saw a plane go into a cloud
I'm drunk, I'm singing, I'm happy and loud
Two o'clock in the arvo, but hey that's allowed
I'm having a good time and of that I am proud
Lyrics submitted by stonechip
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i love this song it is a really funky song that always makes me want to sing along with it everytime i hear it. i like the bit about the bush fires and the droughts because it is very true about what was happen ing here in australia at the time