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.
I never loved blues 'til Stevie Ray Vaughan
I never felt you 'til you were gone
And all of my shadows grow taller than trees
And all of my good mean nothing to me
Don't let go
Never say
I told you so
Yeah
If there was a word, what I did to myself
And all the longing, but nothing else
If there was a word for longing and peace
Until you give me some sweet release
Ohhahhhohhhh
I'll let go
I'll let go
Yeah
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we didn't sing it
Every single night
Can't say we didn't give it all the way
Find another girl
And all the statues that keep with the park
Beg for light fall after dark
And all the bones sing just one more day
I didn't never do it all the way
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we didn't sing it
Every single night
Can't say we didn't give it all the way
I never loved blues 'til Stevie Ray Vaughan
I never felt you 'til you were gone
And all of my shadows grow taller than trees
And all of my blues mean nothing to me
Ohhhhhhhhhh
Yeah
Oooohhhhhhhhhhhh
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we did the limit
Every single night
Can't say we didn't sing it all the way
Find another girl
Find another girl
Find another girl
I never felt you 'til you were gone
And all of my shadows grow taller than trees
And all of my good mean nothing to me
Don't let go
Never say
I told you so
Yeah
If there was a word, what I did to myself
And all the longing, but nothing else
If there was a word for longing and peace
Until you give me some sweet release
Ohhahhhohhhh
I'll let go
I'll let go
Yeah
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we didn't sing it
Every single night
Can't say we didn't give it all the way
Find another girl
And all the statues that keep with the park
Beg for light fall after dark
And all the bones sing just one more day
I didn't never do it all the way
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we didn't sing it
Every single night
Can't say we didn't give it all the way
I never loved blues 'til Stevie Ray Vaughan
I never felt you 'til you were gone
And all of my shadows grow taller than trees
And all of my blues mean nothing to me
Ohhhhhhhhhh
Yeah
Oooohhhhhhhhhhhh
(Chorus)
You can't say we didn't give it
Can't say we didn't try
We can't say we didn't give it all the way
You can't say we did the limit
Every single night
Can't say we didn't sing it all the way
Find another girl
Find another girl
Find another girl
Lyrics submitted by connmannic
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And at the chorus he's saying how they tried to much and so hard to make it work but in the end it just wasn't working for him. And now he has to convince himself to find another girl because he ruined it.
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