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.
Well here we are again
Where we ended long ago
You didn't learn
And I didn't listen to my friends
Well where do we go from here
Tried to walk away
What got us now
We're back in each others way
You just keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
You still keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
I know how this will end
Love, loss, and regrets
You leave upset
I end up losing my best friend
Sounds too good to be true
One more minute heart on the line
One more time
You're not willing to work this through
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
You just keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
You still keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
And now it's said and done
I'll be moving right along
And I'm giving up on you
Where we ended long ago
You didn't learn
And I didn't listen to my friends
Well where do we go from here
Tried to walk away
What got us now
We're back in each others way
You just keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
You still keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
I know how this will end
Love, loss, and regrets
You leave upset
I end up losing my best friend
Sounds too good to be true
One more minute heart on the line
One more time
You're not willing to work this through
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
You just keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
You still keep wearing me out
(Wearing me out)
But I'm wearing you down
Should be over this by now
Build me up to beat me down
I hate crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
When all is done and said
There's a part of me that's dead
Nearly given up on you
Given up on you
And now it's said and done
I'll be moving right along
And I'm giving up on you
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I love this song. I am also glad I got the Walmart version. & I think the song is pretty self-explanatory, breaking up and moving on.