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.
Under the evening stars i walk
The smell of cool, damp earth beneath my feet
On a summer night, In the Orchard
My car is parked down, side of the road
Over the mountains, the red moon glows
Soon the summer will be over, In the Orchard
I've been to this place so many times
Down roads and rows of dreams in my mind
I'm walking through the trees, In the Orchard
Still I see it, when I close my eyes
When sleep's about to come after a restless night
I go there in my dreams, Back to the Orchard
The seasons of my lofe, I watched them pass
The blossomes of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch
I remember you and me, In the Orchard
As the days of youth, slip farther from my grasp
Still it haunts me, like a song i cant forget
And now frost covers the ground, In the Orchard
And when the spark of life is almost gone
The seasons slow then stop, and I'll see spring no more
It calls me into forever, In the Orchard
The seasons of my life, I watch them pass
The blossomes of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch; into forever... In the Orchard
The smell of cool, damp earth beneath my feet
On a summer night, In the Orchard
My car is parked down, side of the road
Over the mountains, the red moon glows
Soon the summer will be over, In the Orchard
I've been to this place so many times
Down roads and rows of dreams in my mind
I'm walking through the trees, In the Orchard
Still I see it, when I close my eyes
When sleep's about to come after a restless night
I go there in my dreams, Back to the Orchard
The seasons of my lofe, I watched them pass
The blossomes of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch
I remember you and me, In the Orchard
As the days of youth, slip farther from my grasp
Still it haunts me, like a song i cant forget
And now frost covers the ground, In the Orchard
And when the spark of life is almost gone
The seasons slow then stop, and I'll see spring no more
It calls me into forever, In the Orchard
The seasons of my life, I watch them pass
The blossomes of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch; into forever... In the Orchard
Lyrics submitted by xXx(Jodi)xXx
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