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.
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Riding, these roller coaster roads
We keep on driving
With no where left to go
It's just you and me
The smell of autumn leaves and gasoline
Right now that's all that we need
Out on the road to no where
But we got the time to get there
We won't turn around
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
Whoa, whoa,
Whoa, whoa
Never coming down
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Moments, turn into memories
The windows open
A hand cuts through the breeze
I see the red sunrise
Reflected in your eyes and I feel fine
We'll always remember these times
Out on the road to no where
But we got the time to get there
We won't turn around
We're never coming down
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
I feel the light
It's you and I
And when the morning birds are in the night
I know that you know what it feels like
I'll always remember these times
Out on the road to no where
Maybe tonight, we'll get there
We won't turn around
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
We're never coming down
We're never coming down
Never coming down
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Riding, these roller coaster roads
We keep on driving
With no where left to go
It's just you and me
The smell of autumn leaves and gasoline
Right now that's all that we need
Out on the road to no where
But we got the time to get there
We won't turn around
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
Whoa, whoa,
Whoa, whoa
Never coming down
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Moments, turn into memories
The windows open
A hand cuts through the breeze
I see the red sunrise
Reflected in your eyes and I feel fine
We'll always remember these times
Out on the road to no where
But we got the time to get there
We won't turn around
We're never coming down
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
I feel the light
It's you and I
And when the morning birds are in the night
I know that you know what it feels like
I'll always remember these times
Out on the road to no where
Maybe tonight, we'll get there
We won't turn around
So let's crank the radio up
Can't seem to get enough
We're lost inside the sound
We're never coming down
We're never coming down
We're never coming down
Never coming down
Whoa, whoa
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
Never Coming Down Lyrics as written by David Faber Dave Genn
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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