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.
Shanananana (shanananana)
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah
They tellin' me it's all good just wait
You know you're gonna be there someday
Sippin' on Jim Beam okay
Gotta get these things one day
Till then do another line you know
Searching for that other high
Stop or I gotta steal then steal
Kill or I'm gonna be killed
I got a sack in my pocket
Conscious yellin' drop it
You know we're gonna lose it someday
And we tryin' to hold it all together
But the devil is too clever so
I'm gonna die, you gonna die, we gonna die
Someday one day I said
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah, come on
Try to lie but it ain't me
Ain't me try to look but I can't see
Can't stop right now cause I'm too far
And I can't keep goin' cause it's too hard
In the day in the night it's the same thing
On the field on the block it's the same game
On the real if you stop then it's no pain
But if you can't feel pain then it's no gain
Rearrange and you change and it's all bad
And you try to maintain, but you fall back
And you crawl and you slip and you slide down
Want to make it to the top better start now
So I hold my soul and I die hard
All alone in the night, in the graveyard
Someday one day I'm gonna be free
And they won't try to kill me for being me
Hey someday
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah, nanananananah
If you know how this is
Gonna see it's not that easy
Don't stop, get it till it's done
From where you are or have begun
I said keep on, try a little harder
To see everything you need to be
Believe in your dreams
That you see when you're asleep
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on
Keep on, keep on
Keep on flyin'
(Right now) (come on, come on)
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah
They tellin' me it's all good just wait
You know you're gonna be there someday
Sippin' on Jim Beam okay
Gotta get these things one day
Till then do another line you know
Searching for that other high
Stop or I gotta steal then steal
Kill or I'm gonna be killed
I got a sack in my pocket
Conscious yellin' drop it
You know we're gonna lose it someday
And we tryin' to hold it all together
But the devil is too clever so
I'm gonna die, you gonna die, we gonna die
Someday one day I said
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah, come on
Try to lie but it ain't me
Ain't me try to look but I can't see
Can't stop right now cause I'm too far
And I can't keep goin' cause it's too hard
In the day in the night it's the same thing
On the field on the block it's the same game
On the real if you stop then it's no pain
But if you can't feel pain then it's no gain
Rearrange and you change and it's all bad
And you try to maintain, but you fall back
And you crawl and you slip and you slide down
Want to make it to the top better start now
So I hold my soul and I die hard
All alone in the night, in the graveyard
Someday one day I'm gonna be free
And they won't try to kill me for being me
Hey someday
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on flyin'
Yeah, nanananananah
If you know how this is
Gonna see it's not that easy
Don't stop, get it till it's done
From where you are or have begun
I said keep on, try a little harder
To see everything you need to be
Believe in your dreams
That you see when you're asleep
Someday we gonna rise up on that wind you know
Someday we gonna dance with those lions
Someday we gonna break free from these chains and keep on
Keep on, keep on
Keep on flyin'
(Right now) (come on, come on)
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