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.
Fighter planes running 'round my head
Running 'round my head, I gotta go, go, go
The sex, love, honey that I taste, honey makes me wait
Honey says she's late
A love heart hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread, I gotta save it, save it
Jack and Jill left the golden state
There's nothing left to say, nothing left to say
But I, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening
Now, that your leaving I love you like never before
Oh, this is not, this is not happening now, can't be happening now
Love, hope heroes that can save
Heroes that can save, you gotta know, know, know, know
Laugh, hurt feelings misbehave
Feeling like a wave, you gotta brave it, brave it
Up down give me all the blame
I'll take all the blame, I'm gonna take it, take it
I'm begging but you won't let me explain
I've got one foot in this grave, one foot in this grave
But I, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening
Now, that your leaving I love you like never before
Oh, this is not, this is not happening now, can't be happening
When you feel like your alone inside
And you beg but she won't take you there
And you can't find any wrong from right
One solution is you, don't let yourself ever care, ever care
Oh, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening now, oh
This isn't happening now, oh
This is when she runs to the mountains, she runs to the tide
We got China Town that love like the Fourth of the July
With the doctors on call, don't forget Mothers day
This nurse is a wreck, we all start to fade away
Oh, this isn't happening now, oh
Can't be happening now, oh, it's not happening now, oh
Running 'round my head, I gotta go, go, go
The sex, love, honey that I taste, honey makes me wait
Honey says she's late
A love heart hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread, I gotta save it, save it
Jack and Jill left the golden state
There's nothing left to say, nothing left to say
But I, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening
Now, that your leaving I love you like never before
Oh, this is not, this is not happening now, can't be happening now
Love, hope heroes that can save
Heroes that can save, you gotta know, know, know, know
Laugh, hurt feelings misbehave
Feeling like a wave, you gotta brave it, brave it
Up down give me all the blame
I'll take all the blame, I'm gonna take it, take it
I'm begging but you won't let me explain
I've got one foot in this grave, one foot in this grave
But I, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening
Now, that your leaving I love you like never before
Oh, this is not, this is not happening now, can't be happening
When you feel like your alone inside
And you beg but she won't take you there
And you can't find any wrong from right
One solution is you, don't let yourself ever care, ever care
Oh, I don't feel like I felt before, it's not happening now
My mother is at my door, it's not happening now, oh
This isn't happening now, oh
This is when she runs to the mountains, she runs to the tide
We got China Town that love like the Fourth of the July
With the doctors on call, don't forget Mothers day
This nurse is a wreck, we all start to fade away
Oh, this isn't happening now, oh
Can't be happening now, oh, it's not happening now, oh
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Sex Love and Honey Lyrics as written by Maida
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thanks, rippleffect, that's probably closer than i could have gotten