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.
Jump in to that water, is it cold or is it hot,
or is it nothing quite worth mentioning at all.
Hearts they will awaken, to remember fears of breaking
but all animals must answer to their call
It's like how when I try to write a song, sometimes the words just come out wrong,
but if I never picked the pen up, held inside and never shared
And oh was that so eloquent, it wasn't really what I meant,
at least you got the notion that I care
And a song well sung is a sung well song so sing.
If nothing else you must remember that you’re still breathing
So we ignore those body parts that get so wet and get so hard,
and focus on our beating hearts, your arm to hold me here to guard me
I can sleep alone tonight, I feel weird but that's alright
I'm learning not to think too much, I turn the lights out and sleep tight
And if I make a big mistake, if anything well then it wont take
forever just to find myself again. In a subjective sense we've sense
we've seen a lot, yeah we make the best of what we've got
all we are is everything and everyone we've ever been so..
Tell me not to fall in love with you
And frankly my friend I think that's the sweetest thing you do
Summer in my town is nice, my front porch is my paradise
and I can sit here every night, yes I can watch the world go by,
and know that I'm in motion to occasionally think of you
and just hope that you realize that when you sit here by my side
whatever that implies will be just fine
My heart beats like a tambourine that plays along in time.
or is it nothing quite worth mentioning at all.
Hearts they will awaken, to remember fears of breaking
but all animals must answer to their call
It's like how when I try to write a song, sometimes the words just come out wrong,
but if I never picked the pen up, held inside and never shared
And oh was that so eloquent, it wasn't really what I meant,
at least you got the notion that I care
And a song well sung is a sung well song so sing.
If nothing else you must remember that you’re still breathing
So we ignore those body parts that get so wet and get so hard,
and focus on our beating hearts, your arm to hold me here to guard me
I can sleep alone tonight, I feel weird but that's alright
I'm learning not to think too much, I turn the lights out and sleep tight
And if I make a big mistake, if anything well then it wont take
forever just to find myself again. In a subjective sense we've sense
we've seen a lot, yeah we make the best of what we've got
all we are is everything and everyone we've ever been so..
Tell me not to fall in love with you
And frankly my friend I think that's the sweetest thing you do
Summer in my town is nice, my front porch is my paradise
and I can sit here every night, yes I can watch the world go by,
and know that I'm in motion to occasionally think of you
and just hope that you realize that when you sit here by my side
whatever that implies will be just fine
My heart beats like a tambourine that plays along in time.
Lyrics submitted by Kowalicious
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this song is fucking beautiful.
"so we ignore those body parts that get so wet and get so hard, and focus on our beating hearts, your arm to hold me here to guard me i can sleep alone tonight, i feel weird but that's alright i'm learning not to think too much, i turn the lights out and sleep tight"
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"So we ignore those body parts that get so wet and get so hard,"
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