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.
It's just coincidence
Well, you can talk that way
But I have to say, I don't believe in it
But with the chill of chance
I desired to dance the days away
And I wasn't worried at all
Sneaking through, through the back door
No, I wasn't worried at all
Dreams are what you live for
Waiting for the light to turn green
And carry me home
To the kindest eyes that I've ever seen
Carry me home
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Well, we were younger then
And the days were long and slow
But were we wiser then?
I couldn't say, I wouldn't know
But I wasn't worried at all
I had someone to run to
No I wasn't worried at all
I knew which way the wind blew
Picking out the chaos and gloom
Carry me home
I watched the ceiling spin 'round the room
Carry me home
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
In a cold world how will it be?
In the real world how will it be?
In the lonely world how would it be?
Will the ghosts just stop following me?
In a cold world how will it be?
In the real world how will it be?
Beg and crawl, how will it be?
Will the ghosts just stop following me?
Oh, now drawn to the sun
He was the only one
He calls out to everyone
For his only son
From the window of my room
I can see the colored moon now
Haunting the look in my eyes now, what will you see?
If you could look into my eyes now, what would you see?
What would you see?
Just coincidence
You can talk that way
It's just coincidence
Well you can talk that way
Don't believe him
Don't believe him
Well, you can talk that way
But I have to say, I don't believe in it
But with the chill of chance
I desired to dance the days away
And I wasn't worried at all
Sneaking through, through the back door
No, I wasn't worried at all
Dreams are what you live for
Waiting for the light to turn green
And carry me home
To the kindest eyes that I've ever seen
Carry me home
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Well, we were younger then
And the days were long and slow
But were we wiser then?
I couldn't say, I wouldn't know
But I wasn't worried at all
I had someone to run to
No I wasn't worried at all
I knew which way the wind blew
Picking out the chaos and gloom
Carry me home
I watched the ceiling spin 'round the room
Carry me home
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
In a cold world how will it be?
In the real world how will it be?
In the lonely world how would it be?
Will the ghosts just stop following me?
In a cold world how will it be?
In the real world how will it be?
Beg and crawl, how will it be?
Will the ghosts just stop following me?
Oh, now drawn to the sun
He was the only one
He calls out to everyone
For his only son
From the window of my room
I can see the colored moon now
Haunting the look in my eyes now, what will you see?
If you could look into my eyes now, what would you see?
What would you see?
Just coincidence
You can talk that way
It's just coincidence
Well you can talk that way
Don't believe him
Don't believe him
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