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.
If life is a game, I'll play it for keeps
I know how to stand on my own two feet
The name is the same, the story has changed
I know how to find what's underneath
It's taken this long to find
People don't change, they hide
It's taken this long to see
Who I have come to be
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
But suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
Ever since that warm summer night
When your brake lights failed
You drifted into the sunlight
I told myself that I needed to be brave
Wasn't ready to be man of the house
But I wouldn't let down
The family that needed me
As much as I need them.
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
But suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
And I'm so
So happy you're not around
Because without you holding me back,
my feet have yet to touch the ground
And I'm so
So happy you decided to leave
Because the mess you left
Was getting to be a bit much for me to clean
And I'm so
So happy you're not around
Because without you holding me back,
My feet have yet to touch the ground
And I'm so
So happy you decided to leave
Because the mess you left
Was getting to be a bit much for me to clean
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
Suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
I know how to stand on my own two feet
The name is the same, the story has changed
I know how to find what's underneath
It's taken this long to find
People don't change, they hide
It's taken this long to see
Who I have come to be
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
But suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
Ever since that warm summer night
When your brake lights failed
You drifted into the sunlight
I told myself that I needed to be brave
Wasn't ready to be man of the house
But I wouldn't let down
The family that needed me
As much as I need them.
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
But suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
And I'm so
So happy you're not around
Because without you holding me back,
my feet have yet to touch the ground
And I'm so
So happy you decided to leave
Because the mess you left
Was getting to be a bit much for me to clean
And I'm so
So happy you're not around
Because without you holding me back,
My feet have yet to touch the ground
And I'm so
So happy you decided to leave
Because the mess you left
Was getting to be a bit much for me to clean
Feel like it's been forever
Since I've known how to be okay
Suddenly I remember
What it takes to keep me safe
I remember how to cope with things
And live dangerously
And how to leave things in the past
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
I know that it's not about what happened anymore
It's that I never look back.
Lyrics submitted by TheSavingPointe
Tired Eyes to Sunrise Lyrics as written by Jj Pruitt Hunter Smith
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