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 town he came from was typical England
His mother loved him but she loved her new husband
The teachers at school found him out a no-hoper
Just another waste of teenage strength - a solider
Quick Friday evening, he takes a sip from the bottle
He's with his boys again they're up for trouble
A pack of wolves always he better be hunting,
A local man made the mistake to confront them.
And as he sits there up alone in his room,
Cut on his knees blood on his hands, through
A heartless attack and he's so ashamed
Covering his eyes of the poor man's gaze
Forever it will stay
Set this straight, it's not your cross,
Fix yourself up bruv, and step off the warpath
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go, Take a leap of faith
You can turn and fight, need to jump this life,
You could escape free now from these confines.
Go, Three years ago she had a baby at fifteen
The next minute was a repeat of history,
One bedroom council flat , the father beats her,
but it's the dark past he disappeared.
Six months later and he's back on the scene,
He's lost his job and and needs her to feast
Still got that glint in his eye still got that vicious right hand
That was the time to make her stand
Making her stand
Don't jump i know this time is the past.
Fix yourself up, grab on onto the life raft,
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go Take a leap of faith
Take a leap of faith, take a leap of faith
Go take a leap of faith
Your conscience jilted your options fading
[unknown lyrics]
Search for these fragments of esteem.
GO! Don't jump i know this time is the past,
Fix yourself up grab on onto the liferaft.
GOGO! Set this straight, it's not your cross,
Fix yourself up bruv and step off the warpath
You can turn and fight, you can jump this life
You can escape free now from these confines
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go, Take a leap of faith.
Your conscience jilted your options fading
[unknown lyrics]
Search for these fragments of esteem
Take a leap of faith,
Take a leap of faith,
Take a leap of faith
His mother loved him but she loved her new husband
The teachers at school found him out a no-hoper
Just another waste of teenage strength - a solider
Quick Friday evening, he takes a sip from the bottle
He's with his boys again they're up for trouble
A pack of wolves always he better be hunting,
A local man made the mistake to confront them.
And as he sits there up alone in his room,
Cut on his knees blood on his hands, through
A heartless attack and he's so ashamed
Covering his eyes of the poor man's gaze
Forever it will stay
Set this straight, it's not your cross,
Fix yourself up bruv, and step off the warpath
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go, Take a leap of faith
You can turn and fight, need to jump this life,
You could escape free now from these confines.
Go, Three years ago she had a baby at fifteen
The next minute was a repeat of history,
One bedroom council flat , the father beats her,
but it's the dark past he disappeared.
Six months later and he's back on the scene,
He's lost his job and and needs her to feast
Still got that glint in his eye still got that vicious right hand
That was the time to make her stand
Making her stand
Don't jump i know this time is the past.
Fix yourself up, grab on onto the life raft,
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go Take a leap of faith
Take a leap of faith, take a leap of faith
Go take a leap of faith
Your conscience jilted your options fading
[unknown lyrics]
Search for these fragments of esteem.
GO! Don't jump i know this time is the past,
Fix yourself up grab on onto the liferaft.
GOGO! Set this straight, it's not your cross,
Fix yourself up bruv and step off the warpath
You can turn and fight, you can jump this life
You can escape free now from these confines
Your life is never preordained,
No two lives need ever be the same.
Go, Take a leap of faith.
Your conscience jilted your options fading
[unknown lyrics]
Search for these fragments of esteem
Take a leap of faith,
Take a leap of faith,
Take a leap of faith
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Leap of Faith Lyrics as written by Matt Lucken Jake Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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