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.
he was in a mad dash when sebastian crashed
and flew into a sea of concrete
his parent's came runnin
they'd have saved him
had it not been for the intense speed
at which he was movin over everyone
gates tearin skin all down the winding path
his blue bike there in the grass
boy open your eyes up to see the rays hit the park in gold and green
this is for sebastian from a friend
give a grin
I know you'll ride again
study up on airplanes and the sea
someday you'll be happier on air than you were on land
and you'll say
so strange, this way that I float oh oh
on bending airplanes and swollen boats
fist love just like mine your knight has gone
and left you to six dogs and a sad mom
but you don't have to go wearin his old suits
and hammerin steel can be real hard to do
please be like that day when you saved all the rabbits
carried them in your arms into the cool garage
watch the way new things just hop along
hop along
sing your song
your guidance councelor was wrong
you've had a light all along
so sing your song
and hop along
you will sing
so changed are things in this home oh oh
the dogs have gone and left only their bones
now I am afraid of everything especially the sun
once I dreamt it flew into the earth and killed everyone
would I wail off and kiss him and say
I always liked you
or call my mother say dear mother
I wish that there was something we could do
but I am a dog I just sat up and begged
thought I'm not so sure I'd like bein dead
but am I much better lyin here in my bed
opened my eyes up to see
some sun had fallen over me
and I said
so strange, now that I've awoke, oh oh
yeah, I felt so changed, when morning broke
yeah, I've felt so strange since the last time we spoke
this whole town is so changed
the boys on their bikes are all soaked
now what am I supposed to do?
'cause I'm still in love with you.
and flew into a sea of concrete
his parent's came runnin
they'd have saved him
had it not been for the intense speed
at which he was movin over everyone
gates tearin skin all down the winding path
his blue bike there in the grass
boy open your eyes up to see the rays hit the park in gold and green
this is for sebastian from a friend
give a grin
I know you'll ride again
study up on airplanes and the sea
someday you'll be happier on air than you were on land
and you'll say
so strange, this way that I float oh oh
on bending airplanes and swollen boats
fist love just like mine your knight has gone
and left you to six dogs and a sad mom
but you don't have to go wearin his old suits
and hammerin steel can be real hard to do
please be like that day when you saved all the rabbits
carried them in your arms into the cool garage
watch the way new things just hop along
hop along
sing your song
your guidance councelor was wrong
you've had a light all along
so sing your song
and hop along
you will sing
so changed are things in this home oh oh
the dogs have gone and left only their bones
now I am afraid of everything especially the sun
once I dreamt it flew into the earth and killed everyone
would I wail off and kiss him and say
I always liked you
or call my mother say dear mother
I wish that there was something we could do
but I am a dog I just sat up and begged
thought I'm not so sure I'd like bein dead
but am I much better lyin here in my bed
opened my eyes up to see
some sun had fallen over me
and I said
so strange, now that I've awoke, oh oh
yeah, I felt so changed, when morning broke
yeah, I've felt so strange since the last time we spoke
this whole town is so changed
the boys on their bikes are all soaked
now what am I supposed to do?
'cause I'm still in love with you.
Lyrics submitted by inafutureage
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he was in a mad dash when sebastian crashed and flew into a sea of concrete his parent's came runnin they'd have saved him had it not been for the intense speed at which he was movin over everyone gates tearin skin all down the winding path his blue bike there in the grass boy open your eyes up to see the rays hit the park in gold and green this is for sebastian from a friend give a grin I know you'll ride again study up on airplanes and the sea someday you'll be happier on air than you were on land and you'll say so strange, this way that I float oh oh on bending airplanes and swollen boats fist love just like mine your knight has gone and left you to six dogs and a sad mom but you don't have to go wearin his old suits and hammerin steel can be real hard to do please be like that day when you saved all the rabbits carried them in your arms into the cool garage watch the way new things just hop along hop along sing your song your guidance councelor was wrong you've had a light all along so sing your song and hop along you will sing so changed are things in this home oh oh the dogs have gone and left only their bones now I am afraid of everything especially the sun once I dreamt it flew into the earth and killed everyone would I wail off and kiss him and say I always liked you or call my mother say dear mother I wish that there was something we could do but I am a dog I just sat up and begged thought I'm not so sure I'd like bein dead but am I much better lyin here in my bed opened my eyes up to see some sun had fallen over me and I said so strange, now that I've awoke, oh oh yeah, I felt so changed, when morning broke yeah, I've felt so strange since the last time we spoke this whole town is so changed the boys on their bikes are all soaked now what am I supposed to do? 'cause I'm still in love with you.