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.
help me to remember girl if you don’t mind
cause it feels just like a jester when the music died
haven’t seen you lately, but I know that nothings changed
feeling kinda shaky, but the wounds have healed,
there’s a crack there in the doorway where the walls have peeled
well the last you see the sun go down on a clear day
CHORUS:
here comes horses
yeah there goes the rain
here goes nothing
here it comes again
I was thinking I was angry, but I let it go
I was waiting on a miracle, but nothing showed
and they say our new messiah is at the local bar
greetings from the homefront, have you heard the news
that daddy bet his paycheck on a horse's shoe
yeah we won’t feel that way for a long long time
(CHORUS)
yeah can you feel it
sitting in a taxi at the evenin’s inn,
I was trying to remember where it was I’d been and
baby I’ve got someplace else to be
I ask you why you come here, you say just because
I guess I could do without it if I knew I was, well
really doesn’t matter when you look at me that way
(CHORUS) x 2
cause it feels just like a jester when the music died
haven’t seen you lately, but I know that nothings changed
feeling kinda shaky, but the wounds have healed,
there’s a crack there in the doorway where the walls have peeled
well the last you see the sun go down on a clear day
CHORUS:
here comes horses
yeah there goes the rain
here goes nothing
here it comes again
I was thinking I was angry, but I let it go
I was waiting on a miracle, but nothing showed
and they say our new messiah is at the local bar
greetings from the homefront, have you heard the news
that daddy bet his paycheck on a horse's shoe
yeah we won’t feel that way for a long long time
(CHORUS)
yeah can you feel it
sitting in a taxi at the evenin’s inn,
I was trying to remember where it was I’d been and
baby I’ve got someplace else to be
I ask you why you come here, you say just because
I guess I could do without it if I knew I was, well
really doesn’t matter when you look at me that way
(CHORUS) x 2
Lyrics submitted by punkmebabygal
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