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.
Yeah
She said (She said)
Get outta my way cause I'm goin' somewhere
This is not where I wanna be
You can say what you want, you can tell me I'm wrong
La dee da, la dee dee
Get off of my back, stop saying that
'Cause I'm not afraid of heights
I may never get where I'm going, yeah
But then again, I might
You can't get inside my head
Can't be my safety net
I'm standing on the edge, yeah
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
She said
Get outta my space and remember this face
'Cause it's not who I wanna be (No)
At the end of the day, I got something to say
La dee da, la dee dee
Somewhere, nowhere, don't care, any place but here
Oh, if you don't believe in magic
Then watch me disappear
You can't get inside my head
Can't be my safety net
I'm jumping off the edge, yeah
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
She said
La la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la
Oh, la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
It's a long way down (oh long way down)
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground (I might hit the ground)
But at least I'll have a story to tell (I'll have a story to tell)
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
Get outta my way 'cause I'm going somewhere
This is not where I wanna be
She said (She said)
Get outta my way cause I'm goin' somewhere
This is not where I wanna be
You can say what you want, you can tell me I'm wrong
La dee da, la dee dee
Get off of my back, stop saying that
'Cause I'm not afraid of heights
I may never get where I'm going, yeah
But then again, I might
You can't get inside my head
Can't be my safety net
I'm standing on the edge, yeah
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
She said
Get outta my space and remember this face
'Cause it's not who I wanna be (No)
At the end of the day, I got something to say
La dee da, la dee dee
Somewhere, nowhere, don't care, any place but here
Oh, if you don't believe in magic
Then watch me disappear
You can't get inside my head
Can't be my safety net
I'm jumping off the edge, yeah
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
She said
La la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la
Oh, la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
I know it's a long way down
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground
But at least I'll have a story to tell
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
It's a long way down (oh long way down)
But you can't walk the wire for anybody else
I might hit the ground (I might hit the ground)
But at least I'll have a story to tell (I'll have a story to tell)
She said, "I gotta find out for myself"
(She said, she said, she said)
Get outta my way 'cause I'm going somewhere
This is not where I wanna be
Lyrics submitted by savedbygrace
She Said [Radio Edit] Lyrics as written by David Frank Pam Sheyne
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sentric Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Awesome song. Brie did great on this one. the video kicks as well.
Totally agree. Hope she doesn't become a one-hit wonder. This was really good.
Dang, forgot to add my thoughts. Um, yea, she's gonna try something that people are warning her about. Like people holding you back from going into the entertainment business cuz of how bad it can get. She said, which I'm guessing could be her mother(?), said that she need not listen to anyone else's views on her aspirations and find out for herself.
This song came on the Yahoo mix radio, and now I absolutley love it. Yay! I know this might sound weird but I think that the "she" that said all that stuff was the little voice in her head. Sometimes people give their conscience a name. Maybe the voice is what Brie actually thoguht/wrote/said in private, when she was the person she couldn't be in public. Idk.... I'm just trying to relate to what I know. :) Regardless, this song is totally awesome.
Then again, it could just be a girl who said all this and it's a thrid person point of view. :)