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.
Another night, another wish wasted
On a bitch that I need to stop chasin
I've gotta get my head on straight
I've gotta keep my cool
Gotta keep myself away from her
With my heart intact
I've gotta celebrate that my mind is back
Thought it was gone for good
And I never understood
All the reasons that you could but never did (never did).
Did you ever care about the things we said?
Did you ever care that I'd lay in bed
Wishin' you were there, thinkin' of when we met
But now all I could wish is I could just forget because
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
Let's do this right, let's try to keep some closure
When people ask I'll just say "I hardly know her"
And you have got to stop telling all your friends
That we'll probably make ammends
Cause the chance of that depends on
Whether you can keep your fuckin mouth shut
And learn to take the blame for problems that you brought upon
yourself and I guess that I was a victim, I gave my heart and soul
Hoped that you would not evict them.
Did you ever care about the things we said?
Did you ever care that I'd lay in bed
Wishin' you were there, thinkin' of when we met
But now all I could wish is I could just forget because
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
*Bridge*
Another night, another wish wasted
On a bitch that I need to stop chasin
I've gotta get my head on straight
I've gotta keep my cool
Gotta keep myself away from her
With my heart intact
I've gotta celebrate that my mind is back
Thought it was gone for good
And I never understood
*end bridge*
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
On a bitch that I need to stop chasin
I've gotta get my head on straight
I've gotta keep my cool
Gotta keep myself away from her
With my heart intact
I've gotta celebrate that my mind is back
Thought it was gone for good
And I never understood
All the reasons that you could but never did (never did).
Did you ever care about the things we said?
Did you ever care that I'd lay in bed
Wishin' you were there, thinkin' of when we met
But now all I could wish is I could just forget because
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
Let's do this right, let's try to keep some closure
When people ask I'll just say "I hardly know her"
And you have got to stop telling all your friends
That we'll probably make ammends
Cause the chance of that depends on
Whether you can keep your fuckin mouth shut
And learn to take the blame for problems that you brought upon
yourself and I guess that I was a victim, I gave my heart and soul
Hoped that you would not evict them.
Did you ever care about the things we said?
Did you ever care that I'd lay in bed
Wishin' you were there, thinkin' of when we met
But now all I could wish is I could just forget because
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
*Bridge*
Another night, another wish wasted
On a bitch that I need to stop chasin
I've gotta get my head on straight
I've gotta keep my cool
Gotta keep myself away from her
With my heart intact
I've gotta celebrate that my mind is back
Thought it was gone for good
And I never understood
*end bridge*
*chorus*
If it was up to me,
I never would have met you
If I could take it back
I would just to upset you
I never thought that anything like this could happen
The tables started turning
I slowly started learning that
Everything is never what it really looks like
Take a break and learn to make
The best of fist fights
And I have learned to love
The thought of getting over the thought of missing you
Oh the end of us is closer.
*end chorus*
Lyrics submitted by felicia1311
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