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.
It's a beautiful day
The sun is so bright
With the wind blowing gently through the baby blue sky
I know I've seen this day before
And I'm sure I'll probably see it again
It's a beautiful day
It might as well rain
Cause I'm stuck in this shitty dead end job again
I know I've said this line before
And I'm sure I'll probably say it again
It's alright
It's okay
It's alright cause it's still just a beautiful day
It's a beautiful day
It might as well be my last
Cause the girl of my dreams just broke my heart in half
I know I went through this before
And I'm sure I'll go through it again
It's alright
It's okay
It's alright cause it's still just a beautiful
day, yeah
day, yeah
day, yeah
It's still a beautiful
day, yeah
day, yeah
day, yeah
I know it's sad
But we all cry
We all lie and we all die
But it's what's in our heart
That'll make us go on
So put me down
And seal my fate
Brand me all you want
Just don't stand in my way
Cause it's still just a beautiful day
A beautiful day
The sun is so bright
With the wind blowing gently through the baby blue sky
I know I've seen this day before
And I'm sure I'll probably see it again
It's a beautiful day
It might as well rain
Cause I'm stuck in this shitty dead end job again
I know I've said this line before
And I'm sure I'll probably say it again
It's alright
It's okay
It's alright cause it's still just a beautiful day
It's a beautiful day
It might as well be my last
Cause the girl of my dreams just broke my heart in half
I know I went through this before
And I'm sure I'll go through it again
It's alright
It's okay
It's alright cause it's still just a beautiful
day, yeah
day, yeah
day, yeah
It's still a beautiful
day, yeah
day, yeah
day, yeah
I know it's sad
But we all cry
We all lie and we all die
But it's what's in our heart
That'll make us go on
So put me down
And seal my fate
Brand me all you want
Just don't stand in my way
Cause it's still just a beautiful day
A beautiful day
Lyrics submitted by Andomray
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wow i love this song so much, all i ever do is sing it. when i met the guy i was sitting on a couch at the bar they were playing and and i was layingon my bf and singin it and they walked up and he was like hey u sing better than me, wananjoin the band? and we ended up tlakin for like 2 hours, there awsome and really hot too!