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.
Nothing ever seems to make you happy
Are you miserable babe
or are you just plain mean?
Is there no joy in you?
Well come on, don't keep me waiting
Your broken heart might bring you heaven - to heaven
but it will not bring you another morning,
another morning with Kathleen
Someone does you wrong you give away your whole life to prove it
You wear your pain with pride, you refuse to remove it
You become the evil that plays with you like a doll
Big rules only make our lives small
Was your voice never heard?
Well come on, you know we’re all listening
Justice will only bring you a prison - a prison
And it will not bring you another morning,
another morning with Kathleen
Now you’re the big expert with the truth
Now you’re all apple pie and you’re bulletproof
There must have been a short 5 minutes somewhere in your youth
But when you laughed like water breaking over the broken land
When you laughed like the wind burning the sun blind on your face
When you laughed like water breaking over the broken dam
When you laughed like the starting gun at the start of a race
I wanna smash the violins at the symphony
I wanna see you smile with a real simple melody
It's when you wake up and you're glad that you're breathing
It's when you wake up and you're glad that you're living
Well, that’s another morning
another morning with Kathleen.
Are you miserable babe
or are you just plain mean?
Is there no joy in you?
Well come on, don't keep me waiting
Your broken heart might bring you heaven - to heaven
but it will not bring you another morning,
another morning with Kathleen
Someone does you wrong you give away your whole life to prove it
You wear your pain with pride, you refuse to remove it
You become the evil that plays with you like a doll
Big rules only make our lives small
Was your voice never heard?
Well come on, you know we’re all listening
Justice will only bring you a prison - a prison
And it will not bring you another morning,
another morning with Kathleen
Now you’re the big expert with the truth
Now you’re all apple pie and you’re bulletproof
There must have been a short 5 minutes somewhere in your youth
But when you laughed like water breaking over the broken land
When you laughed like the wind burning the sun blind on your face
When you laughed like water breaking over the broken dam
When you laughed like the starting gun at the start of a race
I wanna smash the violins at the symphony
I wanna see you smile with a real simple melody
It's when you wake up and you're glad that you're breathing
It's when you wake up and you're glad that you're living
Well, that’s another morning
another morning with Kathleen.
Lyrics submitted by vintagetapshoes
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