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.
You better watch your fucking mouth,
before I rip it off your face,
right off your face,
I saw you walk away,
right through the door,
no goodbyes were said,
no goodbyes were said to me,
leave the same way you came in,
we won't be waiting here
Just start your engine,
we've seen this act a million times,
don't think we don't know what you do
when you're on your own,
soak in the sex and greed,
enjoy this while you can
It's coming back
I saw you walk away,
right through the door,
no goodbyes were said,
no goodbyes were said to me,
leave the same way you came in,
we won't be waiting here
We've seen this all a thousand times,
it's time for you to stay away,
we'll be just fine without you,
don't show your face again,
we've been just fine without you,
don't show your face again
Just stay away
before I rip it off your face,
right off your face,
I saw you walk away,
right through the door,
no goodbyes were said,
no goodbyes were said to me,
leave the same way you came in,
we won't be waiting here
Just start your engine,
we've seen this act a million times,
don't think we don't know what you do
when you're on your own,
soak in the sex and greed,
enjoy this while you can
It's coming back
I saw you walk away,
right through the door,
no goodbyes were said,
no goodbyes were said to me,
leave the same way you came in,
we won't be waiting here
We've seen this all a thousand times,
it's time for you to stay away,
we'll be just fine without you,
don't show your face again,
we've been just fine without you,
don't show your face again
Just stay away
Lyrics submitted by sakeofmotionxxx
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