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.
I remember when I owned everything;
The sun, the moon, and the rain.
My domain;
Stretched all along the astro-plane.
Of cosmic Kansas to L.A.
The universe is a toy
In the mind of a boy.
Life is a movie too…
Staring you, your whole
family-cast and crew.
A little secret between
God and you.
And one day he whispered,
“Mother’s love might seem insane.
It’s cause she really knows
everything.”
To bad it takes so long to see what
you’ve been missing.
Love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
And you know, love like that
cant be measured in any way.
Love is taken for granted
when you don’t understand it;
since it came so easily.
It must be free- wish I would
have listened carefully when I
was (unintelligible) in my
Grandmas tree, when she was
Singing, “Mothers love might
Seem insane. Its cause she
Really knows everything.”
To bad it takes so long to reveal
The whole admission. Love like that
Cant be measured in any way.
And you know, love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
Aint it strange how it all makes perfect
sense?
When your life is the evidence?
She needs to feel- how the love made
You more than real. It struts you up and
Fills your cup.
And if your singing “Mothers love might
Seem insane-
Its cause she really knows Everything.”
Too bad it takes so long to reveal the whole Admission.
Love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
And you know, mothers love might
seem insane. Its cause she really
knows everything.
Candy wisdom in the way. In
Your lunch pail in your mind
You’ll find-
Tastes like nothing in the world today. and you know love like that cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
Cant be measured in any way.
The sun, the moon, and the rain.
My domain;
Stretched all along the astro-plane.
Of cosmic Kansas to L.A.
The universe is a toy
In the mind of a boy.
Life is a movie too…
Staring you, your whole
family-cast and crew.
A little secret between
God and you.
And one day he whispered,
“Mother’s love might seem insane.
It’s cause she really knows
everything.”
To bad it takes so long to see what
you’ve been missing.
Love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
And you know, love like that
cant be measured in any way.
Love is taken for granted
when you don’t understand it;
since it came so easily.
It must be free- wish I would
have listened carefully when I
was (unintelligible) in my
Grandmas tree, when she was
Singing, “Mothers love might
Seem insane. Its cause she
Really knows everything.”
To bad it takes so long to reveal
The whole admission. Love like that
Cant be measured in any way.
And you know, love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
Aint it strange how it all makes perfect
sense?
When your life is the evidence?
She needs to feel- how the love made
You more than real. It struts you up and
Fills your cup.
And if your singing “Mothers love might
Seem insane-
Its cause she really knows Everything.”
Too bad it takes so long to reveal the whole Admission.
Love like that cant be
Measured in any way.
And you know, mothers love might
seem insane. Its cause she really
knows everything.
Candy wisdom in the way. In
Your lunch pail in your mind
You’ll find-
Tastes like nothing in the world today. and you know love like that cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
cant be measured in any way.
And you know love like that
Cant be measured in any way.
Lyrics submitted by litlgrnman83
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