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.
REMY SHAND LYRICS
Take A Message
How did she fall in love?
Tired and shaken up
Could it be hanging around's enough?
No one was fooling when they told about the sense in sensibility in moving on.
All that I see is that we live in life
Did you fail when you found that you paid the price?
Hope it wasn't lost in an honest truth
so, the past doesn't break all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was right
but, who knows what you did on that day you cried endlessly
Oh you cried endlessly
Take a message from my love
What could I say to you?
Oh, when making the waves was left unconscious
I didn't mean to tell you why. oh why?
But you harbored all defenses
And you're making it hard to bring that hope back for you and I
All that I see is that we livin' life
Did you fail when you found that you paid the price?
Hope it wasn't lost in an honest truth
so the past doesn't break all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was right
but, who knows what you did on that day you cried endlessly
Oh you cried endlessly
Take a message from my love
Take A Message
How did she fall in love?
Tired and shaken up
Could it be hanging around's enough?
No one was fooling when they told about the sense in sensibility in moving on.
All that I see is that we live in life
Did you fail when you found that you paid the price?
Hope it wasn't lost in an honest truth
so, the past doesn't break all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was right
but, who knows what you did on that day you cried endlessly
Oh you cried endlessly
Take a message from my love
What could I say to you?
Oh, when making the waves was left unconscious
I didn't mean to tell you why. oh why?
But you harbored all defenses
And you're making it hard to bring that hope back for you and I
All that I see is that we livin' life
Did you fail when you found that you paid the price?
Hope it wasn't lost in an honest truth
so the past doesn't break all that we'd been through
Every little thing what you did was right
but, who knows what you did on that day you cried endlessly
Oh you cried endlessly
Take a message from my love
Lyrics submitted by suzyq
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