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.
Play the song without the rhyme scheme
Play the song without the hook in the third line
So I can forget it easily
Like I wish I could forget you
The photographs without the faces
The photographs of just the landscapes where we've been
So I can forget them easily
Like I wish I could forget you
Like I wish I could forget you
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around
Roll the film without the love scene
Roll the film with all of the car crashes in
Maybe I'll forget it easily
Like I wish I could forget you
Like I wish I could forget you
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I still look down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around
Play the song without the hook in the third line
So I can forget it easily
Like I wish I could forget you
The photographs without the faces
The photographs of just the landscapes where we've been
So I can forget them easily
Like I wish I could forget you
Like I wish I could forget you
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around
Roll the film without the love scene
Roll the film with all of the car crashes in
Maybe I'll forget it easily
Like I wish I could forget you
Like I wish I could forget you
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this up or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I still look down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I'll leave this down
Maybe I'll write this out or maybe I still look down
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around the bend
For you around
Lyrics submitted by nwc13
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