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.
There's probably a lot of you girls out there hung up on a man
And you're caught in that old familiar way of wanting someone
Who don't want you
You know, men are full of schemes
And they're masters of getting control of our minds and making
Us dependent on them
As I look back to the day you left me
I felt that love had forsaken me
As time went by, tears began to dry
Now I see you never really cared
Life is wonderful when love is shared
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
Your love controlled, but never consoled me
I was in love, but so unhappy
So many nights I was in the cold
When you left, you opened up the door
To a world I'd never seen before
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
I found love with someone who needs me
I'm loving life the way it should be
I gave you love, you only used me
And when you left, you hurt yourself
I found identity with someone else
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
Don't you know that you only hurt yourself
I'm so glad you're gone, cause you made me so...
Oh, bless the day you left, cause that's the day I found myself...
And you're caught in that old familiar way of wanting someone
Who don't want you
You know, men are full of schemes
And they're masters of getting control of our minds and making
Us dependent on them
As I look back to the day you left me
I felt that love had forsaken me
As time went by, tears began to dry
Now I see you never really cared
Life is wonderful when love is shared
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
Your love controlled, but never consoled me
I was in love, but so unhappy
So many nights I was in the cold
When you left, you opened up the door
To a world I'd never seen before
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
I found love with someone who needs me
I'm loving life the way it should be
I gave you love, you only used me
And when you left, you hurt yourself
I found identity with someone else
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
The day that I lost you, that's the day I found myself
Don't you know that you only hurt yourself
I'm so glad you're gone, cause you made me so...
Oh, bless the day you left, cause that's the day I found myself...
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Day I Found Myself Lyrics as written by General N. Johnson Ronald Dunbar
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