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.
You hold it over me
And the day is wasted now
I'll be there soon enough
And it's time you faced it now
You're so focused on the words
That you missed the context
And it's difficult enough
To admit was comes next
Let me go before you break my heart again
Let me go.
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again x8
I can make it on my own
And I would love to hate you
I burn them all to show
That I'll always blame you
And taste the poison on your lips
Like the lies between them
That these innocent mistakes
?????
Let me go before you break my heart again
Let me go.
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again x8
Let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
(let me go before you break my heart again)
I'll never know better
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again X8
And the day is wasted now
I'll be there soon enough
And it's time you faced it now
You're so focused on the words
That you missed the context
And it's difficult enough
To admit was comes next
Let me go before you break my heart again
Let me go.
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again x8
I can make it on my own
And I would love to hate you
I burn them all to show
That I'll always blame you
And taste the poison on your lips
Like the lies between them
That these innocent mistakes
?????
Let me go before you break my heart again
Let me go.
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again x8
Let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
I'll never know better
Just let me go
(let me go before you break my heart again)
I'll never know better
Let me go before you break my heart again x9
Again X8
Lyrics submitted by PorcelainCinderella
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