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.
(You left me with a broken heart,
Now I see we were shooting from the start,
You you left me with nothing but a kiss,
And now I'm leaving you with these lips, with these lips, oh)
Every single time from here
Every single moment from here
But now you are gone
And I'm still here (yeah, check it out)
So check it out (so check it out)
I wrote to tell (I wrote to tell)
In case you ever left yourself
And baby you can't find me (no way)
'Cause I quit (right now)
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And now I see we were shooting from the start
Well you left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
(Listen up)
So now I'm pressin'
But I ain't stressing
She's got a man (she's got a man)
I'm with her best friend
I tried it love
But it never really stuck
She said it's love
But it didn't give a fuck
You left me with a broken heart
But now I see we were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
And now I'm better 'cause you left me
I just left 'cause you let me
Don't you go and just forget me
Don't you go and just forget
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And you I see were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
You left me, you left me, you left me, baby [Repeat x2]
Now I see we were shooting from the start,
You you left me with nothing but a kiss,
And now I'm leaving you with these lips, with these lips, oh)
Every single time from here
Every single moment from here
But now you are gone
And I'm still here (yeah, check it out)
So check it out (so check it out)
I wrote to tell (I wrote to tell)
In case you ever left yourself
And baby you can't find me (no way)
'Cause I quit (right now)
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And now I see we were shooting from the start
Well you left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
(Listen up)
So now I'm pressin'
But I ain't stressing
She's got a man (she's got a man)
I'm with her best friend
I tried it love
But it never really stuck
She said it's love
But it didn't give a fuck
You left me with a broken heart
But now I see we were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
And now I'm better 'cause you left me
I just left 'cause you let me
Don't you go and just forget me
Don't you go and just forget
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And you I see were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
You left me, you left me, you left me, baby [Repeat x2]
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this is probably my favorite song on their new album.
but it starts out with this:
you left me with a broken heart, and now i see you were shooting from the start you left me, with nothing but a kiss and now i'm leaving you with these lips
and the begining is actually this i think:
everything looked fine from here, everything looked more than clear
my fav song hands down i said that to like every one but this one fosho on the album my fav song is kelsey
I think this song is about a guy who's girlfriend is cheating on him but he hasn't left her yet, but then he sees she's not worth it and leaves her.
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"She said it's love, but I didn't give a fuck" ^^lovee that part. (;
i love this song. i like how it is different from other songs they have as far as the way it sounds.
what does he mean when he says, "So now I'm pressin', but I ain't stressin'" im not sure how he is using pressin
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"and now I'm better cause you left me, I just left cause you let me, don't keep calling, just forget me, don't keep calling just forget."
I think she left him (or got a little distracted), but didn't think about what exactly she was leaving. he got over her, and once she saw how great he was (maybe compared to what she left him for?), she tried to come back to him. but now that he's over her there's no reason for him to let her try to get him back.
I love how it's sorta like a, "you left me, it was great, fuck you very much" :)
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