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.
I used to wake up every night,
Bad dreams and my chest tight
You tell your friends on the telephone
Its not them that make you feel alone
And nothing ever stays the same
Why should we worry about acting our age?
I wanna live under my own rules
Do what I want without answering to you
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live my life when my day comes
You sat me down on the kitchen floor
So drunk you wrote on the wall
You took your dress off and looked at me
You can't love what you can't see
And nothing ever stays the same
Why should we worry 'bout acting our age
I'll never tell you what to do
Its just bad luck baby following you
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live life my life when my day comes
Oh no I just won't leave you like this
You know I just can't leave you like this
You know I just won't leave you like this
You know I just can't leave it
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live my life when my day comes
Bad dreams and my chest tight
You tell your friends on the telephone
Its not them that make you feel alone
And nothing ever stays the same
Why should we worry about acting our age?
I wanna live under my own rules
Do what I want without answering to you
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live my life when my day comes
You sat me down on the kitchen floor
So drunk you wrote on the wall
You took your dress off and looked at me
You can't love what you can't see
And nothing ever stays the same
Why should we worry 'bout acting our age
I'll never tell you what to do
Its just bad luck baby following you
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live life my life when my day comes
Oh no I just won't leave you like this
You know I just can't leave you like this
You know I just won't leave you like this
You know I just can't leave it
Oh no I wanna kill but im young
We were born the same day
Just been out having fun
Now it don't mean a thing to me or no one
I will live my life when my day comes
Lyrics submitted by leemond50
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