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.
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the air
I had a dream last night about the other side
And I must confess that it was quite the ride
I had a dream last night and the fact that you weren't there
Gave me quite the scare (Uh-huh)
You see people were afloat all around me
Yet their weightless state never seemed to astound me
Everything was grand till I noticed one thing
That you my friend weren't on the scene
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the air
I've been working all morning trying to spin my dream
Cuz I just can't believe you weren't in my dream
Remember you and I said we would paint the sky
And the leaves on the trees and the stars at night
We made beats and we even wrote rhymes
And played golf I think a million times
Now we never got around to spiritual matters
But we sure made time for our mindless chatter
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
Whether here, there or in the air
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
*Phone dialing*
(other guy) Hello?
(toby) Wassup?
Wassup?
How you doin'?
Just fine!
I was sort of wondering, could we make a time?
Just to kick it?
Why not? At our usual spot
Lattes in May
Mine cold yours hot
So where we goin?
Much deeper than our usual chat
Like whose beats is weak and whose (both) beats is phat
(toby) Nah my man it's the next level jump
Like when we discussed if Tiger Woods could dunk?
Just meet me there, seven o'clock
Rain or shine yo
With a fat cup of bean and a wide open mind (wide open mind)
Man that's heavy
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the air
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
There in the air
I had a dream last night about the other side
And I must confess that it was quite the ride
I had a dream last night and the fact that you weren't there
Gave me quite the scare (Uh-huh)
You see people were afloat all around me
Yet their weightless state never seemed to astound me
Everything was grand till I noticed one thing
That you my friend weren't on the scene
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the air
I've been working all morning trying to spin my dream
Cuz I just can't believe you weren't in my dream
Remember you and I said we would paint the sky
And the leaves on the trees and the stars at night
We made beats and we even wrote rhymes
And played golf I think a million times
Now we never got around to spiritual matters
But we sure made time for our mindless chatter
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
Whether here, there or in the air
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
*Phone dialing*
(other guy) Hello?
(toby) Wassup?
Wassup?
How you doin'?
Just fine!
I was sort of wondering, could we make a time?
Just to kick it?
Why not? At our usual spot
Lattes in May
Mine cold yours hot
So where we goin?
Much deeper than our usual chat
Like whose beats is weak and whose (both) beats is phat
(toby) Nah my man it's the next level jump
Like when we discussed if Tiger Woods could dunk?
Just meet me there, seven o'clock
Rain or shine yo
With a fat cup of bean and a wide open mind (wide open mind)
Man that's heavy
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the air
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there)
One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia)
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good song from toby mac i like the music in it and the part where tobymac's on the phone with himself, lolz. "man that's heavy"