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.
Forever changes
That very day when you learn to dismantle love from you
Strange faces staring at you
But you can't recall what you've been though
You can't stand up by yourself no more
When the night turns blue
Your arms around me but I can't take it no more
Cause I don't know what you've been taking for
Every time you think love's at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools
Forever ages that very day when you learn to replace your heart and blue
Strange places nothing will do
You've been running away all your life through
What you can't hold up is yourself
One more becomes always a few
Your charms around me but I can't fake it no more
Cause I don't know what you've been taken for
Every time you think loves at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools don't fall once more
If your heart ain't beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can look back on the door
Only fools
Every time you think loves at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools don't fall once more
If your heart ain't beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can look back on the door
Only fools don’t fall
Only fools don’t fall once more
Only fools don’t fall once more
Only fools don’t fall once more
Fools don’t fall once more
That very day when you learn to dismantle love from you
Strange faces staring at you
But you can't recall what you've been though
You can't stand up by yourself no more
When the night turns blue
Your arms around me but I can't take it no more
Cause I don't know what you've been taking for
Every time you think love's at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools
Forever ages that very day when you learn to replace your heart and blue
Strange places nothing will do
You've been running away all your life through
What you can't hold up is yourself
One more becomes always a few
Your charms around me but I can't fake it no more
Cause I don't know what you've been taken for
Every time you think loves at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools don't fall once more
If your heart ain't beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can look back on the door
Only fools
Every time you think loves at hand
Skeletons in your closet form a band
And every time you think ain't life grand
You're high and dry on the no-man's land
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools
It ain’t over
If your heart's still beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can't look back on the door
Only fools don't fall once more
If your heart ain't beating sore
Only fools don't fall once more
If you can look back on the door
Only fools don’t fall
Only fools don’t fall once more
Only fools don’t fall once more
Only fools don’t fall once more
Fools don’t fall once more
Lyrics submitted by sha_sha
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