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'm gonna tell you about love
Let's forget your life
Forget your problems
Administration, bills, and loans
Come with me
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the demonstration of this evidence
Some have called it religion
This is not a coincidence
Would you like to try?
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try?
Let me be your guide
Put aside your pride
Future lovers hide
Love inside their eyes
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
Not controlled by time
Future lovers shine
For eternity
In a world that's free
Put away your past
Love will never last
If you're holding on
To a dream that's gone
I'm gonna tell you about love
Would you like to try?
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
There's no love like the future love
Come with me
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
Connect to the sky, future lovers ride (in the evidence of its brilliance)
Their ambitions high, would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
Let's forget your life
Forget your problems
Administration, bills, and loans
Come with me
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the demonstration of this evidence
Some have called it religion
This is not a coincidence
Would you like to try?
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try?
Let me be your guide
Put aside your pride
Future lovers hide
Love inside their eyes
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
Not controlled by time
Future lovers shine
For eternity
In a world that's free
Put away your past
Love will never last
If you're holding on
To a dream that's gone
I'm gonna tell you about love
Would you like to try?
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
In the evidence of its brilliance
There's no love like the future love
Come with me
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
Connect to the sky
Future lovers ride
Their ambitions high
Would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
Connect to the sky, future lovers ride (in the evidence of its brilliance)
Their ambitions high, would you like to try? (In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
(In the evidence of its brilliance)
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