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.
Say it all
Just get it all off your chest
Shake it up
Five-hundred-thousand times
Say no more
We don't believe anything
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
Say it all
I'm not awake anymore
Change my mind
Two-thousand times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
Feeling dizzy now
In the running show
All I want to see
All I want to know
Watch you as you stay
Faces at your door
Waitin' for your piece
Pull the trigger please
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
'Cause I don't wanna see
Everybody get together
Leave these dreams alone
You don't wanna have to tell me
That I wanted you to fall
Everybody needs a shadow, oh, oh
Just get it all off your chest
Shake it up
Five-hundred-thousand times
Say no more
We don't believe anything
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
Say it all
I'm not awake anymore
Change my mind
Two-thousand times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
Feeling dizzy now
In the running show
All I want to see
All I want to know
Watch you as you stay
Faces at your door
Waitin' for your piece
Pull the trigger please
Baby, show me where to go
Some things I don't wanna know
Baby, tell me if you're sure
Out all the time
'Cause I don't wanna see
Everybody get together
Leave these dreams alone
You don't wanna have to tell me
That I wanted you to fall
Everybody needs a shadow, oh, oh
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I'm going to share with you the meaning of the song but it doesn't mean i'm right. It's just my opinion. When I read the meaning of the song somehow I could relate to it because I have experienced it few years ago. So no offends everyone. Pls forgive me.
Basically the meaning of the lyrics in my understanding in happy ending by the strokes is about unrequited love. A boy fall in love with a girl. He really loves her and to him the girl is his whole world. He try a lots of time to get her but everything is in vain. So in the end he gave up because he thought there is no way they are fated together and he want the girl to leave her because he believe he's out of time because he have wasted lots of time but it's really hard for him to leave. He wants to give up but at the same time he really want to stay. he waits for her but he really want to go. Sometime he wish she would be there for him to catch him when he fall. Sometime he wish that girl love him but he knows that is an illusion he created. Sometime he can't take it. he feel he's losing his mind for this girl but he knows it an illusion. It's a lie. He wish when he disappear that girl would comeback but he knows that would never happen. he really need somebody. he's blaming everything around him when things get hard such as his love life. Something like that. btw tinterpret you're right, all of the song are connected about his life, every song track of it.