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 past six weeks she felt like the feeling was gone
But he can't seem to handle seeing her go
Wu-oh
From what he sees it seems like the feeling was strong,
So how could she just break up and tell him, "move on"?
Wu-oh
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
He tells his peeps that she's all that matters
He's past his peak, he won't find a better one
Wu-oh
So why'd the "perfect" girl for you move on?
Were things as good as you would like to lead on?
It's simple, but it's true
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
(Try to [try to]
Let her go
But it's hard to [hard to]
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that)
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
In denial
In denial
But he can't seem to handle seeing her go
Wu-oh
From what he sees it seems like the feeling was strong,
So how could she just break up and tell him, "move on"?
Wu-oh
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
He tells his peeps that she's all that matters
He's past his peak, he won't find a better one
Wu-oh
So why'd the "perfect" girl for you move on?
Were things as good as you would like to lead on?
It's simple, but it's true
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
Try to (try to)
Let her go
But it's hard to (hard to)
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
(Try to [try to]
Let her go
But it's hard to [hard to]
Follow through
The more she thinks you think she's coming back,
The harder she'll try, try to disprove that)
It's a typical, manipulable thing to sink to such a level
A sinking ship, a desperado, clinging to another vessel
For miles in denial
In denial
In denial
Lyrics submitted by tippy_typewriter
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