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.
Are you lost in the sounds,
Of a heart beatin time,
And the worlds goin wrong
Don't lose your re born
And the cold,
Cracks your eyes
And the winds telling lies
Well you can bat your frozen lashes but Your eyes will shatter,
to the ground
The summer's gone
It ain't coming back
So say goodbye to your life again babe
(dangerous belle)
You're too dangerous northern belle
Tell your rich daddy to get off my back,
And tell em I'll be gone when the cold attacks
I got fear of rejection from the frozen heart
Thought I'd love you from the start
But things have ch-changed, changed
you can try, but you fail
to stop summer times betrayal
well you can bat your frozen lashes but your eyes will shatter,
to the ground
summers gone
it ain't coming back
so say goodbye to your life again babe
(you're too dangerous belle)
you're too dangerous northern belle
awesome guitar solo
summers gone it ain't coming back
so say goodbye to your life again babe
(dangerous belle)
cause the change in the weather look like hell
(dangerous belle)
so say goodbye to your life again babe
you're too dangerous northern belle
goodbye baby, you're gone, you're gone
(x4)
Of a heart beatin time,
And the worlds goin wrong
Don't lose your re born
And the cold,
Cracks your eyes
And the winds telling lies
Well you can bat your frozen lashes but Your eyes will shatter,
to the ground
The summer's gone
It ain't coming back
So say goodbye to your life again babe
(dangerous belle)
You're too dangerous northern belle
Tell your rich daddy to get off my back,
And tell em I'll be gone when the cold attacks
I got fear of rejection from the frozen heart
Thought I'd love you from the start
But things have ch-changed, changed
you can try, but you fail
to stop summer times betrayal
well you can bat your frozen lashes but your eyes will shatter,
to the ground
summers gone
it ain't coming back
so say goodbye to your life again babe
(you're too dangerous belle)
you're too dangerous northern belle
awesome guitar solo
summers gone it ain't coming back
so say goodbye to your life again babe
(dangerous belle)
cause the change in the weather look like hell
(dangerous belle)
so say goodbye to your life again babe
you're too dangerous northern belle
goodbye baby, you're gone, you're gone
(x4)
Lyrics submitted by jessome13
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