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.
Just one more verse I swear
Just one more line to rhyme with the last one
I didn't really mean to write at all
And its all my fault
I'm wasting precious time
On words that never seem to get through to anybody else
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
When you're around I got a lot to write about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
Communication scratched down and over-analyzed
When its all your fault
I've broken everything
I own unable to spit out
While you're standing there waiting for me
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
When you're around I got a lot to think about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
And we'll never really let each other in
And we're all dead
Communications dead
And I'm no better than the worst I speak about
Give me sound
Some frequency in line
To you understand what you really want to say
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
But when you're down I got a lot to write about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
And we'll never really let each other in
Just one more line to rhyme with the last one
I didn't really mean to write at all
And its all my fault
I'm wasting precious time
On words that never seem to get through to anybody else
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
When you're around I got a lot to write about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
Communication scratched down and over-analyzed
When its all your fault
I've broken everything
I own unable to spit out
While you're standing there waiting for me
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
When you're around I got a lot to think about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
And we'll never really let each other in
And we're all dead
Communications dead
And I'm no better than the worst I speak about
Give me sound
Some frequency in line
To you understand what you really want to say
Here alone I don't know what I want to say
But when you're down I got a lot to write about
And words are lies
Convenience in disguise
And we'll never really let each other in
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