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.
God I love her
Never said nothing;
Not a word
Got it together
Now she's better
So that's what I've heard
Is she making eyes at someone new tonight?
I'm the boy who had it all
Until I broke her heart
Took her for granted
I could stand if I weren't torn apart
This is the note I should have wrote
I wish that you were here cause
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
It's the simple things
I always find I can't let go
And everything we ever had
Has now become your ghost
Should I call her?
Why even bother?
I think I'll just lay low
So stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
And baby, I'm scared about what we did
The thing's we said and the times we can't get
Back now
Back now
Back now
Stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
Stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
If you can hear me, know
I'm sorry and I wish that
You were mine, but this is what I get
For giving up and giving you away
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
No, don't go
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
And baby, I'm scared about what we did
The thing's we said and times we can't get
Back now
Back now
Back now
I feel like my heart fall
And I feel like my heart falls
Never said nothing;
Not a word
Got it together
Now she's better
So that's what I've heard
Is she making eyes at someone new tonight?
I'm the boy who had it all
Until I broke her heart
Took her for granted
I could stand if I weren't torn apart
This is the note I should have wrote
I wish that you were here cause
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
It's the simple things
I always find I can't let go
And everything we ever had
Has now become your ghost
Should I call her?
Why even bother?
I think I'll just lay low
So stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
And baby, I'm scared about what we did
The thing's we said and the times we can't get
Back now
Back now
Back now
Stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
Stay down 'till the coast is clear
This love is overrated
If you can hear me, know
I'm sorry and I wish that
You were mine, but this is what I get
For giving up and giving you away
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
No, don't go
I feel like my heart's falling apart
Over and around the seams
And no, don't go
Please just stay for now
And baby, I'm scared about what we did
The thing's we said and times we can't get
Back now
Back now
Back now
I feel like my heart fall
And I feel like my heart falls
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There are a few parts I couldn't figure out, but I'm pretty sure the first lines are:
God I love her. Never said nothing, no not a word. Got it together, now she's better, so that's what I've heard. Is she making eyes at someone new tonight?
good catch, just changed them. i also changed the last line of the first verse. i heard it today and realized what he was saying. still gotta a few things to fix in the second verse.
Alright, I've been trying to the second verse out for some time now, and I think I finally got it:
It's the simplest things I always find I can't let go. And everything we ever had has now become your ghost. Should I call her? Why even bother? I think I'll just lay low.
So slow down until the coast is clear,<br /> This love is over-rated.
I was coming back here today to change it because I had finally figured it out a week or so ago. Look at this team work. Lol.