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.
I'm going back to where I came from
So far away, but not so far from home
Where I lay my head down by the sea
I'm going back to where we'd go
So far away, but not so far from home
Where I'd rest, where I'd lay so peacefully
But by the way, I want a break
And put this stress aside
But above all things I want to lay by the oceanside
The ocean waves, no other way, get away
Well I'm finding!
Oh no, my daily worries want to drift away, fine!
Dying and trying just to find some sort of piece of mind
Now's the time, to get away
I'm going away, oh yeah
No other place to go,
I've wanna get away,
Let's get away, oh
Away!
One more minute, the beaches San Diego,
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back poolside
One more minute, and we're down by the Oceanside
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute!
So far away, and down on the beach
I want to clear my head and bake in the sunshine
Want to relay relaxation
With the horizon straight away
And a ring around my arm from a long day,
Of making angels in the sand
Pacifico in my hand, oh yeah
No other place to go,
I've wanna get away,
But let's get away, oh
Away!
One more minute, the beaches San Diego,
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back poolside
One more minute, and we're down by the Oceanside
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute!
The sunshine in my eyes
And the flamenco in the skies
The only way
You'll ever know, is to go,
Is to go
Is to go
Here we go
Yeah yeah
Away
One more minute, the beaches San Diego
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back pool side
One more minute and we're down bye the ocean side
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute
One more minute, the beaches San Diego
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back pool side
One more minute, and we're down bye the ocean side
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute
So far away, but not so far from home
Where I lay my head down by the sea
I'm going back to where we'd go
So far away, but not so far from home
Where I'd rest, where I'd lay so peacefully
But by the way, I want a break
And put this stress aside
But above all things I want to lay by the oceanside
The ocean waves, no other way, get away
Well I'm finding!
Oh no, my daily worries want to drift away, fine!
Dying and trying just to find some sort of piece of mind
Now's the time, to get away
I'm going away, oh yeah
No other place to go,
I've wanna get away,
Let's get away, oh
Away!
One more minute, the beaches San Diego,
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back poolside
One more minute, and we're down by the Oceanside
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute!
So far away, and down on the beach
I want to clear my head and bake in the sunshine
Want to relay relaxation
With the horizon straight away
And a ring around my arm from a long day,
Of making angels in the sand
Pacifico in my hand, oh yeah
No other place to go,
I've wanna get away,
But let's get away, oh
Away!
One more minute, the beaches San Diego,
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back poolside
One more minute, and we're down by the Oceanside
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute!
The sunshine in my eyes
And the flamenco in the skies
The only way
You'll ever know, is to go,
Is to go
Is to go
Here we go
Yeah yeah
Away
One more minute, the beaches San Diego
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back pool side
One more minute and we're down bye the ocean side
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute
One more minute, the beaches San Diego
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, the beaches Mexico
One more minute yeah!
One more minute, we kick it back pool side
One more minute, and we're down bye the ocean side
One more minute, one more minute, one more minute
Lyrics submitted by 9RighteoSinner6
One More Minute Lyrics as written by Jason Devore Bill Marcks
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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