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.
Hey man where can I go?
It's too late to find holes in the ocean I know
I said man stay here a while
I'll never find safety in numbers here on the mile
Say man is this in the right?
I wanna heal cracks in the sidewalk and keep it alive
Sat down on the ground and I laid my head down to see
I closed up my eyes as the numbers went by
And that's when I started this dream
Son you're still young but your mind has grown old it
Seems
Now go tell your sister to show me her new magazines
Said man sit for a while
Son he said son how you've only begun on the mile
I've been to the moon and the stars and the go
Inbetweens
Go tell your sis to stop playing with new machines
Tell them to keep things quiet
Man stay here a while
It's too late to find holes in the ocean I know
I said man stay here a while
I'll never find safety in numbers here on the mile
Say man is this in the right?
I wanna heal cracks in the sidewalk and keep it alive
Sat down on the ground and I laid my head down to see
I closed up my eyes as the numbers went by
And that's when I started this dream
Son you're still young but your mind has grown old it
Seems
Now go tell your sister to show me her new magazines
Said man sit for a while
Son he said son how you've only begun on the mile
I've been to the moon and the stars and the go
Inbetweens
Go tell your sis to stop playing with new machines
Tell them to keep things quiet
Man stay here a while
Lyrics submitted by gilmoregirl
...All the Go Inbetweens Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Guanlao Brian Nolan Kalei Aubert
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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