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.
The turns you had to take still keep you awake
Down come the walls where you once stood
From constant changes you have made
You'll keep inside til you have a say
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
The only time you had to think of all the things involved
Came when you were least expecting
And now its up to us to replace it
To tell us when ages have made a difference
Cause changes tell just who we are
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
Now were just miles away
From all that we could be
You're counting days on the back of your hands
We turn the pages
Remember the days you've counted won't be forgotten
I hope you won't leave yourself out
When we turn the pages
Down come the walls where you once stood
From constant changes you have made
You'll keep inside til you have a say
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
The only time you had to think of all the things involved
Came when you were least expecting
And now its up to us to replace it
To tell us when ages have made a difference
Cause changes tell just who we are
We change as we get older
Were not to stay
The days we walked are over
Now we just drive away
From everything I know
You're counting days on the back of your hands
You turn the pages til you have no more plans
Now were just miles away
From all that we could be
You're counting days on the back of your hands
We turn the pages
Remember the days you've counted won't be forgotten
I hope you won't leave yourself out
When we turn the pages
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Pages Lyrics as written by Christopher Joseph Kamrada Christian Alan Climer
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I think this song represents the changes you go through when you grow up...
every time i hear this song, i think of me and my friends... we know that eventually have to "drive away from everything we know" and go our seprate ways for a while. i dont know about them, but i am counting those days and trying to live them as the best days of my life... somewhere along those days, you make lots of changes but its like, i dont want to change anything just yet, because things are going so great like they are. i want to talk to them, but i put it off until there is so little time left, and it just kinda fires at you like "whoa... its actually like... over...?" and we finally talk.. and just kinda look over the past year, what we are leaving behind.
and now we are finally changing ourselves to the people that we want to be, but we still remember those days before it all happened, so that even though we've turned the pages, we wont forget the last few sentences of that life before.
its a bit comfusing... but thats what i think of every single time i hear this song... its my second favorite from the band, who is one of the best bands in the WORLD. i think remember when is my top fav.