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.
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando las noches eran largas
Y tu recuerdo asesinaba
A sangre fría mis pensamientos
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando en mi llanto navegaba
Cuando mi cuerpo extrañaba
Una caricia de tus manos
Y mis ansias con locura te buscaban
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando caminaba sobre los escombros
De esa vida asfixiante
Que con tu adiós me heredaste
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando el mundo entero dio la espalda
Cuando mi cielo era obscuro
Y las estrellas no brillaban
Y hasta la vida estaba en contra
Dime a donde estabas tu?
Así que hoy no me culpes
Por haberme refugiado en otros brazos
Por levantar de las cenizas
Lo que tu adiós hizo pedazos
Así que hoy no me culpes
Por ponerle una cruz a tu recuerdo
Por remendarme las heridas
Con el rencor que aun por ti siento
No quieras desenterrar
Lo que haré tanto tiempo
Tu misma diste por muerto
Cuando las noches eran largas
Y tu recuerdo asesinaba
A sangre fría mis pensamientos
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando en mi llanto navegaba
Cuando mi cuerpo extrañaba
Una caricia de tus manos
Y mis ansias con locura te buscaban
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando caminaba sobre los escombros
De esa vida asfixiante
Que con tu adiós me heredaste
A donde estabas tu?
Cuando el mundo entero dio la espalda
Cuando mi cielo era obscuro
Y las estrellas no brillaban
Y hasta la vida estaba en contra
Dime a donde estabas tu?
Así que hoy no me culpes
Por haberme refugiado en otros brazos
Por levantar de las cenizas
Lo que tu adiós hizo pedazos
Así que hoy no me culpes
Por ponerle una cruz a tu recuerdo
Por remendarme las heridas
Con el rencor que aun por ti siento
No quieras desenterrar
Lo que haré tanto tiempo
Tu misma diste por muerto
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A Donde Estabas? Lyrics as written by Luis Martinez Serrano
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