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.
Ek het geloop
Sonder om te groet
Ek wil jou bel
Ek wonder of ek moet
Ek weet jy dink
Ek't jou verniel
Ek het jou lief met my hart en siel
Ek het geloop
Sonder om te groet
En clean breaks is tien teen een goed
En ek sit hier op die lang pad
Soos soveel kere vantevoor
En iewers langs die highway het ek my beste pel verloor
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Maak my mal
Die fight's verby
Die vuur's geblus
Die storm het bedaar
Als is fine
En ek voel so deurmekaar
Ek het geloop
Sonder om te groet
Jy's nog altyd een
Wat net praat wanneer hy moet
As ek kon sou
Ek minder sê
Sou jy dalk beter weet
Wat ek nodig het
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Maak my mal
'n Minor chord vir 'n minor key
Op my sad kitaar
Sonde woorde is ek
Baie deurmekaar
Sonder om te groet
Ek wil jou bel
Ek wonder of ek moet
Ek weet jy dink
Ek't jou verniel
Ek het jou lief met my hart en siel
Ek het geloop
Sonder om te groet
En clean breaks is tien teen een goed
En ek sit hier op die lang pad
Soos soveel kere vantevoor
En iewers langs die highway het ek my beste pel verloor
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Maak my mal
Die fight's verby
Die vuur's geblus
Die storm het bedaar
Als is fine
En ek voel so deurmekaar
Ek het geloop
Sonder om te groet
Jy's nog altyd een
Wat net praat wanneer hy moet
As ek kon sou
Ek minder sê
Sou jy dalk beter weet
Wat ek nodig het
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe
Die herinneringe
Ek ken jou lyf
Ek ken jou taal
Ek ken jou goed
Ek, ken jou kaal
Ons het opgestaan
Ons het weer geval
Die herinneringe
Maak my mal
'n Minor chord vir 'n minor key
Op my sad kitaar
Sonde woorde is ek
Baie deurmekaar
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