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.
Maybe I'm broken
Maybe I'm wrong
I could've spoken sooner than I should have
Only the good die old
That's what they told me
But I don't know, whoa
Maybe I'm breaking up with myself
Maybe I'm thinking I should just keep
To the things that I've been told
Wait for the colors to turn to gold
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
I'm ready for the fall
I'm ready for everything that I believed in to
Drift away
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to burn to gold
And crumble away
Maybe I'm destined to be distraught
Always a reason
Breaking me down to my knees in the dead of night
I keep on praying to see the light, oh
Maybe I'm breaking up with myself
Maybe I'm thinking I should just keep
To the things that I've been told
Wait for the colors to turn to gold
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
I'm ready for the fall
I'm ready for everything that I believed in to
Drift away
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to burn to gold
And crumble away
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one (Do you know)
You were the one (Do you know)
Who helped me see
You were the one (Do you know)
You were the one (Do you know)
Oh you gave it all to me
I'm ready for the fall
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to
Burn to gold and crumble away
Maybe I'm wrong
I could've spoken sooner than I should have
Only the good die old
That's what they told me
But I don't know, whoa
Maybe I'm breaking up with myself
Maybe I'm thinking I should just keep
To the things that I've been told
Wait for the colors to turn to gold
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
I'm ready for the fall
I'm ready for everything that I believed in to
Drift away
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to burn to gold
And crumble away
Maybe I'm destined to be distraught
Always a reason
Breaking me down to my knees in the dead of night
I keep on praying to see the light, oh
Maybe I'm breaking up with myself
Maybe I'm thinking I should just keep
To the things that I've been told
Wait for the colors to turn to gold
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
Do you know
Do you know
You're all I know
You're all I know
When everything
Comes crashing down
You're all I know
You're all I know
I'm ready for the fall
I'm ready for everything that I believed in to
Drift away
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to burn to gold
And crumble away
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one
You were the one
Who helped me see
You were the one
You were the one
Oh you gave it all to me
You were the one
You were the one (Do you know)
You were the one (Do you know)
Who helped me see
You were the one (Do you know)
You were the one (Do you know)
Oh you gave it all to me
I'm ready for the fall
Ready for the leaves
Ready for the colors to
Burn to gold and crumble away
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The Fall Lyrics as written by Daniel Coulter Reynolds Benjamin Arthur Mckee
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