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'm sittin' on top of a mountain.
She's rockin' that valley down below.
Switchback to the peak with the blindfold,
Bombin' down at the top of my lungs
Screaming no
Straight out on a headwall,
Turned into a freefall.
I'm sipping on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening
I'm sipping on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening
I'm sittin' on top of a hillside.
There's a one-way path that's takin' me home.
Climbing up to the peak with a blindfold,
Bombin' down at the top of my lungs
Screaming no
Straight out on a headwall,
Turned into a freefall.
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening.
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same night anymore
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And they're drunk by the daytime.
I bet they feel it just the same.
I bet they feel it just the same anymore.
She's rockin' that valley down below.
Switchback to the peak with the blindfold,
Bombin' down at the top of my lungs
Screaming no
Straight out on a headwall,
Turned into a freefall.
I'm sipping on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening
I'm sipping on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening
I'm sittin' on top of a hillside.
There's a one-way path that's takin' me home.
Climbing up to the peak with a blindfold,
Bombin' down at the top of my lungs
Screaming no
Straight out on a headwall,
Turned into a freefall.
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same in the evening.
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And she's drunk by the daytime.
I bet she feels it just the same night anymore
I'm sippin' on some sunshine.
I'm gonna leave it for the morning in the afterlife,
And they're drunk by the daytime.
I bet they feel it just the same.
I bet they feel it just the same anymore.
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