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 remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair
Drivin' around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were goin' somewhere
We thought that summer would last us forever
And goin' steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
I learned that from you
Those were some good times
But lately they don't seem to last
I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later and I could stay up and wait or
Just go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothin' about lonely
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
One night while the whole world was turnin'
I left you a note
And I told you that I'd always miss you
And then I let you go
Now I'm livin' outside of some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know we could fall out of love
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
And the wind in my hair
Drivin' around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were goin' somewhere
We thought that summer would last us forever
And goin' steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
I learned that from you
Those were some good times
But lately they don't seem to last
I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later and I could stay up and wait or
Just go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothin' about lonely
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
One night while the whole world was turnin'
I left you a note
And I told you that I'd always miss you
And then I let you go
Now I'm livin' outside of some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know we could fall out of love
I learned that from you
I learned how to kiss on a ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby, but it's alright
?Cause some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
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this song brings back alot of ld memories. it definatley is a song about first loves, and young loves. learinng about love and how the feelings in the long run arnt enough to carry you through. it takes work. love isnt so easy, man thats true. i love how she allows him to go still with love in her heart but knowing its over, this song is just like my first love experience, its awesome i love this song