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 getting tired of you pushing me 'round
Dragging me down
Making a sound because you wanna
I guess that's why I like messing with you
Putting you through
A lesson or two, because I'm gonna
Before I go my own way
I just gotta say
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, Leave me alone
There was the time I thought you were the one
Having some fun
Getting it done
What an illusion
'Cause you were trying to take control of me
That couldn't be, I need to be free of this confusion
Don't give me a guilt trip, because I'm so over it
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, leave me alone
Don't turn around and don't look back
I see right through all your selfless acts
Oh
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, leave me alone
If you win your love
I'll feel better on my own
Leave me alone
Dragging me down
Making a sound because you wanna
I guess that's why I like messing with you
Putting you through
A lesson or two, because I'm gonna
Before I go my own way
I just gotta say
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, Leave me alone
There was the time I thought you were the one
Having some fun
Getting it done
What an illusion
'Cause you were trying to take control of me
That couldn't be, I need to be free of this confusion
Don't give me a guilt trip, because I'm so over it
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, leave me alone
Don't turn around and don't look back
I see right through all your selfless acts
Oh
Leave me alone
Get out of my face
I'm tired and low
Feeling so misplaced
Time for you to go
You still know I'm better off on my own, oh
Leave me alone
This isn't gonna work
Don't call me on the phone
Because I'm all out of words
I'll face the unknown
Thinking about all the ways that I've grown
Oh, leave me alone
If you win your love
I'll feel better on my own
Leave me alone
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AW MY FAV SONG. its so koo lI'm getting tired of you pushing me 'round Dragging me down Making a sound because you wanna I guess that's why I like messing with you Putting you through A lesson or two, because I'm gonna Before I go my own way I just gotta say
she is just in lvoe wit him n does everything he says ... and she is tried of it so she is trying to teach him a lesson
Leave me alone Get out of my face I'm tired in love Feeling so misplaced Time for you to go You still know I'm better off on my own, oh Leave me alone
she jus wants him to leave her alone and jhus get out of her face cuz she is tried but sitll in love but really confused...
There was the time I thought you were the one Having some fun Getting it done What an illusion 'Cause you were trying to take control of me That couldn't be, I need to be free of this confusion Don't give me a guilt trip, because I'm so over it
he trie dtaking control of her mentally probably obsession and she has to be done wit it for her sake... she ends it but she doesnt feel guilty
Don't turn around and don't look back I see right through all your selfless acts damn towards the ending he jus seems to dmans elfish so she jus has to END IT................. BETTER OFF ON MY OWN
LOVE IT ~~~~MILLY~~~~
no she's NOT in love with him. She doesn't like himand realises that it needs to end. She doesn't want him to call or anything. She wants NOTHING to do with him. She'll do better on her own.
i agree she just wants him gone.
What I see is that this charactor is perhaps dealing with a bit of torment, perhaps in her mind, with someone. She's getting to the end of a relationship, but I guess he isn't, and won't leave her. One of my favourite songs of all time- trash, i admit, but solid gold trash.
too me it can be inturpeted in two ways one- about a guy or 2- about a girl like you know a friend i based a report on this song in school this year and the teacher loved it ( i based it on the girl way of inturpeting it)
it sound that the girl was in love with a guy she dont want to be in love with..maybe its her secret crush who might have a girlfriend now and she tries hard to forget her!
alright, they lyrics are kind of subpar, but it's a good message. i'm thinking abusive relationship, (like verbally, not that he hit her) and so she was trying to teach him a lesson, change him, and then she realized she couldnt and it was just better if she never talked to him again
to me this is just another crappy song that will be forgotten about within the next few months or so!!