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'm hiding nine wives, close my eyes
Valiant, like a god I fly
Merry-go-round, window-speak
Working only for luxury
Married to failure, dulled by grief
I'm fighting on and off full-cheek (?)
Since when again, I care, I swear I don't intend to be mean
Siren glides from surf to cliff
Endearing language, provocative
I'm here to say what's done is done
Serving shark's fin soup for everyone
Beautiful women in the world to see
I'm a born romantic, EAG
Gotta right to find an American dream
And so what?
Stranded here high and dry
Got a cause on the region, on the beach I lie (?)
Fortunate to wait and see
On these stepping stones of dust we've roped at defeat
Feeling as weak as a circus freak
I gotta relocate, I wanna sail the seas
We should've never kissed, never played
Pardon me, I had a place to stay
Enlighten my wives, close my eyes
Fell to you, like a god I fly
Merry-go-round, window-speak
Working only for luxury
Married to failure, dulled by grief
I'm fighting on and off full-cheek (?)
Since when, again, I care, I swear I don't intend to be mean
Siren glides from surf to cliff
Endearing language, provocative
I'm here to say what's done is done
Serving shark's fin soup for everyone
[strange days]
I'm scared (I'm scared of dying)
Don't let me die
Where's my lover? (Where is my lover?)
And again, again, again, again, again
Valiant, like a god I fly
Merry-go-round, window-speak
Working only for luxury
Married to failure, dulled by grief
I'm fighting on and off full-cheek (?)
Since when again, I care, I swear I don't intend to be mean
Siren glides from surf to cliff
Endearing language, provocative
I'm here to say what's done is done
Serving shark's fin soup for everyone
Beautiful women in the world to see
I'm a born romantic, EAG
Gotta right to find an American dream
And so what?
Stranded here high and dry
Got a cause on the region, on the beach I lie (?)
Fortunate to wait and see
On these stepping stones of dust we've roped at defeat
Feeling as weak as a circus freak
I gotta relocate, I wanna sail the seas
We should've never kissed, never played
Pardon me, I had a place to stay
Enlighten my wives, close my eyes
Fell to you, like a god I fly
Merry-go-round, window-speak
Working only for luxury
Married to failure, dulled by grief
I'm fighting on and off full-cheek (?)
Since when, again, I care, I swear I don't intend to be mean
Siren glides from surf to cliff
Endearing language, provocative
I'm here to say what's done is done
Serving shark's fin soup for everyone
[strange days]
I'm scared (I'm scared of dying)
Don't let me die
Where's my lover? (Where is my lover?)
And again, again, again, again, again
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