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.
It was a long way out at sea
And it seemed like it might
Be a long time before we saw him again
And he could fly, just like birds on the wind
And his hair, was the coolest hair
And every day was four or five,
days and days and days and days and days and days
And the hours felt like the rocks that they used to build the pyramids
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
In a cave below the ground
Way down, it's cold and its dark
but he knows his way around,
and the mazes of the underground are no match for him
But he looks like a traveler that hasn't showered in a while
And been living in the ground
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
He's a bigger than life super hero
He's the captain of the football team
He's a quantum physicist
He's a molecular biologist
He's not in it for the money
He's a nice guy
And he speaks well
And I, would do well, to be more like him
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
And it seemed like it might
Be a long time before we saw him again
And he could fly, just like birds on the wind
And his hair, was the coolest hair
And every day was four or five,
days and days and days and days and days and days
And the hours felt like the rocks that they used to build the pyramids
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
In a cave below the ground
Way down, it's cold and its dark
but he knows his way around,
and the mazes of the underground are no match for him
But he looks like a traveler that hasn't showered in a while
And been living in the ground
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
He's a bigger than life super hero
He's the captain of the football team
He's a quantum physicist
He's a molecular biologist
He's not in it for the money
He's a nice guy
And he speaks well
And I, would do well, to be more like him
Milo is your best friend
He's your second cousin
All roads lead to...
He's the rising son
Milo is a long long way from home, yeah
Milo is a name you won't forget
Milo I haven't met, yet
Lyrics submitted by Rapala46
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