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.
Will you think of me in time
It's never my luck so never mind
I want to say your name but
The pain starts again
It's never my luck so never mind
I had a dream that you with me and
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over a somersault and that
Doesn't happen to me I've never been
Here before I saw forever in my never
And I stood outside her heaven
Will you wait for me in time
It's never my luck so I'll say never mind
I lost a lot of what I don't expect to ever return
I tend to push til the pushing' goes from hurting' to burnt
I always take them to that place
I thought they wanted to go
Then end up dancing 'around this
Clown commands applause at his show
I had a dream that you with me and
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over like a somersault and
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before
I saw forever in my never and
I stood outside her heaven her heaven
Inside her heaven her heaven
I can only dream of you and
Sleep that I never see sunlight
Again I can try to be with you but
Somehow I'll end up just losing a friend and
I can only reach for you relate to you
I'm losing my friend where did she go where
I had a dream that you with me
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over a somersault and
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before but I saw forever
In my never and I stood outside her heaven
I stood outside her heaven I stood outside her heaven
Wont you let me into your heaven
It's never my luck so never mind
I want to say your name but
The pain starts again
It's never my luck so never mind
I had a dream that you with me and
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over a somersault and that
Doesn't happen to me I've never been
Here before I saw forever in my never
And I stood outside her heaven
Will you wait for me in time
It's never my luck so I'll say never mind
I lost a lot of what I don't expect to ever return
I tend to push til the pushing' goes from hurting' to burnt
I always take them to that place
I thought they wanted to go
Then end up dancing 'around this
Clown commands applause at his show
I had a dream that you with me and
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over like a somersault and
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before
I saw forever in my never and
I stood outside her heaven her heaven
Inside her heaven her heaven
I can only dream of you and
Sleep that I never see sunlight
Again I can try to be with you but
Somehow I'll end up just losing a friend and
I can only reach for you relate to you
I'm losing my friend where did she go where
I had a dream that you with me
It wasn't my fault you rolled me over
Flipped me over a somersault and
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before but I saw forever
In my never and I stood outside her heaven
I stood outside her heaven I stood outside her heaven
Wont you let me into your heaven
Lyrics submitted by dragonflycurls
My Never Lyrics as written by Justin S Furstenfeld
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