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.
Back and forth you wonder
Through your mind
Winters passing over
But it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
Isolate yourself and
You will find
There's no rhyme or reason
That it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
Back and forth you wonder
Through your mind
Winters passing over
But I don't mind
Branches that you're under
Will subside
There's no time to ponder
Cause it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
And I will find you
Although I wonder
If I will climb through
This work among them
I'm turning the page for something new
I'm finding my way through life it knew?
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
Is you now
I'm turning the page for something new
I'm finding my way through life it knew?
Through your mind
Winters passing over
But it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
Isolate yourself and
You will find
There's no rhyme or reason
That it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
Back and forth you wonder
Through your mind
Winters passing over
But I don't mind
Branches that you're under
Will subside
There's no time to ponder
Cause it wont find you
Take what you can
Change the seasons
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
And I will find you
Although I wonder
If I will climb through
This work among them
I'm turning the page for something new
I'm finding my way through life it knew?
The changing of the seasons is you now
The changing of the seasons is you now, is you now
Is you now
I'm turning the page for something new
I'm finding my way through life it knew?
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