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 would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
You were never more than 15 minutes away from me
Growing up on the very same street never you without me
I was there when you crashed and you burned and cut off your hair
It was me that helped you find your way back from nowhere
Oooooohhh
Time flies and wipes away all my regrets
So young, how could we know what we had
But now that I know
I won't forget
No Woooooooah
So I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
Always saying like you saw something no one else could see
There were nights when you burned so bright I thought that you would blind me
I was there when you cried through the night and you let your guard down
I was there when you stepped off track and started runnin' around
Oooooohhh
Times flies, it wipes away years of regret
Mmmmm
So young, how could we know what we had
But now that I know
I won't, woooon't forget
Oooh
I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the loove you gave me
Hooe
When your promise was broken
That's when your love was stolen
From me
I'm on my kneeeeeees
All I have left is just your memories
I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
Noo
I would never give back the looooove you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back, give back the looove you gave me
Whoo Whooooo
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
You were never more than 15 minutes away from me
Growing up on the very same street never you without me
I was there when you crashed and you burned and cut off your hair
It was me that helped you find your way back from nowhere
Oooooohhh
Time flies and wipes away all my regrets
So young, how could we know what we had
But now that I know
I won't forget
No Woooooooah
So I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
Always saying like you saw something no one else could see
There were nights when you burned so bright I thought that you would blind me
I was there when you cried through the night and you let your guard down
I was there when you stepped off track and started runnin' around
Oooooohhh
Times flies, it wipes away years of regret
Mmmmm
So young, how could we know what we had
But now that I know
I won't, woooon't forget
Oooh
I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the loove you gave me
Hooe
When your promise was broken
That's when your love was stolen
From me
I'm on my kneeeeeees
All I have left is just your memories
I would never give back the love you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back the love you gave me
Noo
I would never give back the looooove you gave me
I would never undo the past that made me
Even when the memories hurt
It would only make me feel worse
If I were to give back, give back the looove you gave me
Whoo Whooooo
Lyrics submitted by ibigfire
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