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.
Rainclouds, moon shines, I know
Sun burns, stars earn shadows,
sing baby brown eyes
You give me everything to try
I'm following grey skies, grey
Skies lead me lost in the night
We'll dance till were tired
Eat till were full
With a guaranteed window over some where to go
My room needs no 4 walls to cushion the blow, lets go
Maybe you're right maybe I'm wrong
Climb till your pacified
Fight till your strong
We'll dance till were tired
Eat till were full
With a guaranteed window over some where to go
My room needs no 4 walls to cushion the blow, lets go
We'll talk till were empty drink till were blue
You can dare me to race you you can pay me my dues
Your maybe's no answer, 'cause maybe its you, lets go
Dance till were tired eat till were strong
A guaranteed window where nothing can go wrong
Dance till were tired eat till were full
We've a guaranteed window over somewhere to go, somewhere to go
Dance till were tired drink till you fall
A guaranteed window and no weakness at all
Dance till were weary
Sun burns, stars earn shadows,
sing baby brown eyes
You give me everything to try
I'm following grey skies, grey
Skies lead me lost in the night
We'll dance till were tired
Eat till were full
With a guaranteed window over some where to go
My room needs no 4 walls to cushion the blow, lets go
Maybe you're right maybe I'm wrong
Climb till your pacified
Fight till your strong
We'll dance till were tired
Eat till were full
With a guaranteed window over some where to go
My room needs no 4 walls to cushion the blow, lets go
We'll talk till were empty drink till were blue
You can dare me to race you you can pay me my dues
Your maybe's no answer, 'cause maybe its you, lets go
Dance till were tired eat till were strong
A guaranteed window where nothing can go wrong
Dance till were tired eat till were full
We've a guaranteed window over somewhere to go, somewhere to go
Dance till were tired drink till you fall
A guaranteed window and no weakness at all
Dance till were weary
Lyrics submitted by southboundpachyderm
Gypsy Song Lyrics as written by Slattery Matthews
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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