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.
Send it off with a stamp
As the winter locks in the branches above you higher than where we've loved.
It's never coming back,
And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never coming back.
Hold me close while you can,
It's hard to remember the end of December holding onto the past.
You're never coming back.
And the hardest thing about this love is that it's never going to last.
And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never coming back.
And our love's waiting tonight.
And our love's wasted tonight.
And our love's waiting tonight.
And our love's wasted tonight.
Well hold young lovers, you'll
Find another, Your
Heart will sing too
But I don't need you.
Well hold young lovers, you'll
Find another, your
Heart will sing too,
But I don't need you.
And hold on lover, you'll
Find another, but
I don't need you,
And I won't need to.
As the winter locks in the branches above you higher than where we've loved.
It's never coming back,
And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never coming back.
Hold me close while you can,
It's hard to remember the end of December holding onto the past.
You're never coming back.
And the hardest thing about this love is that it's never going to last.
And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never coming back.
And our love's waiting tonight.
And our love's wasted tonight.
And our love's waiting tonight.
And our love's wasted tonight.
Well hold young lovers, you'll
Find another, Your
Heart will sing too
But I don't need you.
Well hold young lovers, you'll
Find another, your
Heart will sing too,
But I don't need you.
And hold on lover, you'll
Find another, but
I don't need you,
And I won't need to.
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city off a stamp = send it off with a stamp.
and I believe the next line is: cuz (as?) the winter laughs(?) in the branches above you higher than where we look(?).
I'm not 100% on that second line, but I do think hes saying something about "winter," because it's restated in the next verse "remember the end of December."
To oversimplify, it seems to be about saying goodbye to a former love. Someone smarter than me can elaborate. All I know is the song rocks, and (like a lot of RAA's songs) the frenetic drumming is awesome.
the above looks pretty far off, someone in posession of the booklet might want to correct it.
Corrected Lyrics:
Send it off with a stamp 'Cause the winter laughs in the branches above you Higher than where we know. Never come back.... And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never coming back.
Hold me close while you can, Try to remember the end of December, holding onto the past. It never comes back. And the hardest thing about this love is that it's never gonna last. And the hardest thing about this love is that you're never comin' back.
Our love's waitin' tonight. Our love's wasted tonight. Our love's waitin' tonight. Our love's wasted tonight.
Well: all young lovers, you'll find another, ya I will save you and I don't need you. (x2)
Hold on lover, you'll find another, but I don't need you, and I won't need to.
good song, the video is hilarious.