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.
Life is easier when one of us is dead
Hey
I will wait a year
No one starts to hear an accidental fall
And they won't suspect a thing at all
Wait for the summer
We'll sleep when we wanna
Don't tell your mother
We'll leave when we
We'll leave when we wanna
And I have dreamed about it
Now I read about it
And I can't grieve about it
And I can't hey
Someone help me
Someone help me
Someone help me please
Someone help me
Someone help me
Someone help me please
It's an accidental fall
And they won't suspect a thing at all
Wait for the summer
We'll leave when we wanna
Look at your mother
Is that who ya
Is that who ya wanna?
Tell my lady here what I was drinking
And in not too long, won't she start screaming?
What a proud old man, what was she thinking?
I hear her voice sometimes, when I've been dreaming
Tell my lady here what I was dreaming
And in not too long, what was I thinking?
What a proud old man, won't she start screaming?
I hear voice sometimes, when I've been'
When I've been drinking
Rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I killed my baby with a bullet,
One last shot right into her head
And I'm falling falling falling down
Sink into the river!
Sink into the river!
Tell my lady here what I was drinking
I killed my baby with a bullet,
One last shot right into her head
And I'm falling falling falling down
Sink into the river!
Sink into the river!
I hear her voice sometimes
When I've been
When I've been drinking
Rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
Hey
I will wait a year
No one starts to hear an accidental fall
And they won't suspect a thing at all
Wait for the summer
We'll sleep when we wanna
Don't tell your mother
We'll leave when we
We'll leave when we wanna
And I have dreamed about it
Now I read about it
And I can't grieve about it
And I can't hey
Someone help me
Someone help me
Someone help me please
Someone help me
Someone help me
Someone help me please
It's an accidental fall
And they won't suspect a thing at all
Wait for the summer
We'll leave when we wanna
Look at your mother
Is that who ya
Is that who ya wanna?
Tell my lady here what I was drinking
And in not too long, won't she start screaming?
What a proud old man, what was she thinking?
I hear her voice sometimes, when I've been dreaming
Tell my lady here what I was dreaming
And in not too long, what was I thinking?
What a proud old man, won't she start screaming?
I hear voice sometimes, when I've been'
When I've been drinking
Rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I killed my baby with a bullet,
One last shot right into her head
And I'm falling falling falling down
Sink into the river!
Sink into the river!
Tell my lady here what I was drinking
I killed my baby with a bullet,
One last shot right into her head
And I'm falling falling falling down
Sink into the river!
Sink into the river!
I hear her voice sometimes
When I've been
When I've been drinking
Rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
I'm rising rising falling down
Lyrics submitted by hamfoh, edited by 2eyesofhorus
Wait for the Summer Lyrics as written by Christopher E Keating Anand Mathew Wilder
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I'm pretty sure he's singing "I'm right here right here followin' behind" instead of "rising.. falling down"