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 don't rush right out when that whistle blows
I've got nowhere to go
It's not like supper's gonna be waitin' there
Sittin' on the stove
I think I'll take the long way home
If I'm in a traffic jam
At least I ain't alone
In my two bedroom house
On a half-acre lot
Where I keep the grass cut
And I keep the door unlocked
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
And just like this old house
I'm empty
Ain't nothin' left, but some little hope
Where the pictures hung
Might as well accept she ain't comin' back
I oughta move on
It shouldn't be this hard to do
It don't feel much like livin'
Sittin' alone here in this living room
In my two bedroom house
On a half-acre lot
Where I keep the grass cut
And I keep the door unlocked
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
And just like this old house
I'm empty
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
'Cause just like this old house
Yeah, just like this old house
I'm empty
Yeah, baby I'm empty
I've got nowhere to go
It's not like supper's gonna be waitin' there
Sittin' on the stove
I think I'll take the long way home
If I'm in a traffic jam
At least I ain't alone
In my two bedroom house
On a half-acre lot
Where I keep the grass cut
And I keep the door unlocked
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
And just like this old house
I'm empty
Ain't nothin' left, but some little hope
Where the pictures hung
Might as well accept she ain't comin' back
I oughta move on
It shouldn't be this hard to do
It don't feel much like livin'
Sittin' alone here in this living room
In my two bedroom house
On a half-acre lot
Where I keep the grass cut
And I keep the door unlocked
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
And just like this old house
I'm empty
We're two of a kind
This old bed frame and me
'Cause just like this old house
Yeah, just like this old house
I'm empty
Yeah, baby I'm empty
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