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.
Mamas put your babies to sleep, story too cruelsome for them this is.
In Junior high she said goodbye to her parents and ran away with a boy.
She left her family warm and kind, all of her friends said
"you´re out of your mind".
Life of her own she would find, it´s Monday and she´s gotta grind.
A Job as a waitress she sure was to find, beautiful face, mind of a child.
Boy got her pregnant, Mary-Lou cried,"
For this I am too young
Oh why did you lie" You said "it´s okay if we do it today",
I was so scared that you would go away.
"Despite all the papers been signed,
Mama take me back be so kind".
Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won´t marry you.
Nothing to do, eating for two, he´s goin´ out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it´s all the same, life isn´t gray
Oh Mary-Lou.
Mamas do your children still sleep,
In the safe of their cradles so sweet.
Story I told you I have forseen,
Your little angel ain´t always so clean.
Days to come aren´t easy to see,
You can change ´em but it isn´t free.
I see that you don´t believe, ooo-oo, but you will see.
In Junior high she said goodbye to her parents and ran away with a boy.
She left her family warm and kind, all of her friends said
"you´re out of your mind".
Life of her own she would find, it´s Monday and she´s gotta grind.
A Job as a waitress she sure was to find, beautiful face, mind of a child.
Boy got her pregnant, Mary-Lou cried,"
For this I am too young
Oh why did you lie" You said "it´s okay if we do it today",
I was so scared that you would go away.
"Despite all the papers been signed,
Mama take me back be so kind".
Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again.
He promised the moon but won´t marry you.
Nothing to do, eating for two, he´s goin´ out with someone new.
Sunshine or rain, it´s all the same, life isn´t gray
Oh Mary-Lou.
Mamas do your children still sleep,
In the safe of their cradles so sweet.
Story I told you I have forseen,
Your little angel ain´t always so clean.
Days to come aren´t easy to see,
You can change ´em but it isn´t free.
I see that you don´t believe, ooo-oo, but you will see.
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appears on wht?? n wht???
obviously, song about a girl running away with her "love of her life" but he betrays her, all he did was get sex, get her pregnant n get another girl...
Mary-Lou... marry you... he won't marry you, says the song... like in "Shamandalie" Sham and a lie...
"life isnt gray"? i dont get that...
also he says that she wants to go to her parents again "Need to come home again" "Despite all the papers been signed mama take me back be so kind"
altho maybe he did marry her, "all the papers been signed" as in the marriage.... n since she's married, she's not supposed to go home...
you forgot the most important verse<br /> <br /> Mamas do your children still sleep <br /> In the safe of their cradles so sweet? <br /> Story I told you I have foreseen <br /> Your little angel ain't always so clean <br /> Days to come aren't easy to see <br /> You can change 'em but it isn't free <br /> I see that you don't believe <br /> Ho... but you will see. <br /> <br /> this verse implies that whatever happened in the song has NOT happened yet, and the 'narrator' is telling Mary Lou what will happen to her<br />
I think maybe the papers referred to in the song may be emancipation papers. Either theory works, in my opinion, considering that Mary-Lou seems to be a young woman.
Since Tony Kakko said in an interview that it's just a teenage romance song, I'm pretty sure that 'In junior high she said goodbye' is very correct.
I just love this song! It was the first Sonata Arctica song I have listened to and thanks to it, I got all of their albums, this band is just great. I just love the sound of the music that these guys produce...
Actually, when he says "life isn't gray", I think he means that there is joy in life. Though she was knocked up, betrayed, and dumped, it's still not too late for her to get her life together and make it happy.
in my ECLIPTICA CD This song appears in n°2 xD where My land should appear xD i never knew it till now xD
That the first song i've listened of sonata.This song and I Want Out and since this time i listen to this band all the time they really rocks
I agree with rebelj1's post.
Also, when it says, "Sunshine or rain, it's all the same, life isn't gray"... I believe this means the person in the song wants Mary Lou to see things as black or white, with no grey area inbetween. She has to let go of the guy who betrayed her in her life and move on.
I think when it says "all the papers been signed" it means that she was emancipated.
Well, I think it's pretty obvuious what the song is about. It's about this girl 'Mary'Lou' who leaves her family behind to go out with this boy she met in Junior High. He got her pregnant and then he leaves her. He told her he'd give her everything but when he found out she's having his baby, he dumps her.
Then she's eating for two (Her and her baby) and she wants to go home to her family.
Just what I think it means.
I'm like YsteJam for this song... Except I'm missing two albums =P