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 in need of the answer, in search of the question, in love with being broken-hearted
Days race by faster, it's a made up lesson and I'm lost before I've started
A little white lie, a big black sky, and emptiness open on the dashboard
You feel a lack of self and it's someone else telling you to try where you failed before
Where does the time go? I don't know
It's moving underneath me
Like I'm moving in slow-mo(tion)
I reach out though
It passes too quick to see me
Living on the back nine, living out your past life, trying to make a living as an outlaw
But the problem you see, stealing ain't what it used to be, everyone's used to it by now
You pack up your gun, make your best run, your thinking isn't breaking any new ground
But is there such a thing when you watched the rain, wash away everything that you thought you'd found?
Where does the time go? I don't know
It's moving underneath me
Like I'm moving in slow-mo(tion)
I reach out though
It passes too quick to see me
I think that this could be the last one, Jimmy
Why don't you come and take this last one with me?
I gotta say that it's good to be home
Sometimes I miss you when I'm out there alone
So come around some time, clear your mind, it's getting harder as the weeks slip away
You can turn on a dime, pass you up blind while you're waiting for the truth to come your way
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Days race by faster, it's a made up lesson and I'm lost before I've started
A little white lie, a big black sky, and emptiness open on the dashboard
You feel a lack of self and it's someone else telling you to try where you failed before
Where does the time go? I don't know
It's moving underneath me
Like I'm moving in slow-mo(tion)
I reach out though
It passes too quick to see me
Living on the back nine, living out your past life, trying to make a living as an outlaw
But the problem you see, stealing ain't what it used to be, everyone's used to it by now
You pack up your gun, make your best run, your thinking isn't breaking any new ground
But is there such a thing when you watched the rain, wash away everything that you thought you'd found?
Where does the time go? I don't know
It's moving underneath me
Like I'm moving in slow-mo(tion)
I reach out though
It passes too quick to see me
I think that this could be the last one, Jimmy
Why don't you come and take this last one with me?
I gotta say that it's good to be home
Sometimes I miss you when I'm out there alone
So come around some time, clear your mind, it's getting harder as the weeks slip away
You can turn on a dime, pass you up blind while you're waiting for the truth to come your way
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
Your time will come
If you let it be right, if you let it be right
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I think it is more than just a lyrics we should look at. If you listen carefully there is one particular sound during the whole song (i think it is piano ) that is played backwards. That represents we always want to go back in time. To enjoy good experiences. But almost at the end this sound dissapear. This is the messeage that if we got stuck in past we the real time is not at rest but still going and we will miss the important events and experiences that we may have oppurtunity to go throught in future .:(