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.
So this is how it feels to be happy, to find real true love
To be wanted, to be real
We throw away the rest of the past, every small broken thing
We find new things that will last
And everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
It's another gorgeous day in Miami, I am missing you
Can you hear me, are you real
Never home for long we are passing in our dreams at night
But we send signals we can feel
And everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change, I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
We make do, we get by
We don't know how or why
We lose track, were we happy?
Could we take anything back? If we could,
Would we try?
And every single day I am grateful, I hold my heart in my hands
And I love you, this is real
'Cause everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
Not to blame, not ashamed, everything I wanted
To be wanted, to be real
We throw away the rest of the past, every small broken thing
We find new things that will last
And everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
It's another gorgeous day in Miami, I am missing you
Can you hear me, are you real
Never home for long we are passing in our dreams at night
But we send signals we can feel
And everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change, I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
We make do, we get by
We don't know how or why
We lose track, were we happy?
Could we take anything back? If we could,
Would we try?
And every single day I am grateful, I hold my heart in my hands
And I love you, this is real
'Cause everything's the same but my name
And I have everything I wanted
For a change I'm not ashamed
And I have everything I wanted
Not to blame, not ashamed, everything I wanted
Lyrics submitted by rocketdays, edited by MrBook
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