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.
If I could only tell you
Would you be surprised to know?
And if I was just an old soil rag
And you just won the show
And if I was selling door-to-door
And you had all the the time
And if I could only tell you,
Would it all come out the same?
Cuz there's a reason and a feeling in my soul
And there's a reason for me being here, I know
And there's a reason for me calling it my home
And I hope you know
You know
If I was just a monument,
Would you take a chance on me?
And if I was spelling out my life,
And you wrote songs for free,
And if I'd been hiding all day long,
And you just guessed my name
And if I could only tell you
Would it all come out the same?
Cuz there's a reason and a feeling in my soul
And there's a reason for me being here, I know
And there's a reason for me calling it my home
And I hope you know
You know
Like the sunlight through a shadow falling free
In the warm light, in a thousand, it was me
If I could be the man in black,
Would you let me play the part?
And if I was in a constant dream
Would you know quite where to start?
And if I was just an autograph
And you could call the game
And if I could only tell you
Would it all come out the same
Would you be surprised to know?
And if I was just an old soil rag
And you just won the show
And if I was selling door-to-door
And you had all the the time
And if I could only tell you,
Would it all come out the same?
Cuz there's a reason and a feeling in my soul
And there's a reason for me being here, I know
And there's a reason for me calling it my home
And I hope you know
You know
If I was just a monument,
Would you take a chance on me?
And if I was spelling out my life,
And you wrote songs for free,
And if I'd been hiding all day long,
And you just guessed my name
And if I could only tell you
Would it all come out the same?
Cuz there's a reason and a feeling in my soul
And there's a reason for me being here, I know
And there's a reason for me calling it my home
And I hope you know
You know
Like the sunlight through a shadow falling free
In the warm light, in a thousand, it was me
If I could be the man in black,
Would you let me play the part?
And if I was in a constant dream
Would you know quite where to start?
And if I was just an autograph
And you could call the game
And if I could only tell you
Would it all come out the same
Lyrics submitted by Dionysus
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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