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.
He lost his mind today
He left it out back on the highway
On "65"
She loved him yesterday
Yesterday's over
I said okay
That's all right
Time moves on
That's the way
We live an hope to see the next day
That's all right
Sometimes these things they are so easy
Sometimes these things they are so cold
Sometimes these things just seem to rip you right in two
Oh no man don't let 'em get to you, yeah
She loved him yesterday
He laid her sister
She said okay
An that's all right
Buried her things today
Way back out deep
Behind the driveway
And that's all right
Sometimes these women are so easy
Sometimes these women are so cold
Sometimes these women seem to rip you right in two
Only if you let 'em get to you
Ya get out on your own
And you take all that you own
And you forget about your home
And then you're just fuckin' gone
There's no logic here today
Do as you got to, go your own way
I said that's right
Time's short your life's your own
And in the end
We are just
Dust n' bones
Dust n' bones
Dust n' bones
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
That's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
That's all right
Just dust'n'bones, yeah
He left it out back on the highway
On "65"
She loved him yesterday
Yesterday's over
I said okay
That's all right
Time moves on
That's the way
We live an hope to see the next day
That's all right
Sometimes these things they are so easy
Sometimes these things they are so cold
Sometimes these things just seem to rip you right in two
Oh no man don't let 'em get to you, yeah
She loved him yesterday
He laid her sister
She said okay
An that's all right
Buried her things today
Way back out deep
Behind the driveway
And that's all right
Sometimes these women are so easy
Sometimes these women are so cold
Sometimes these women seem to rip you right in two
Only if you let 'em get to you
Ya get out on your own
And you take all that you own
And you forget about your home
And then you're just fuckin' gone
There's no logic here today
Do as you got to, go your own way
I said that's right
Time's short your life's your own
And in the end
We are just
Dust n' bones
Dust n' bones
Dust n' bones
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
An' that's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
That's all right
(Dust'n'bone)
That's all right
Just dust'n'bones, yeah
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Dust N' Bones Lyrics as written by Saul Hudson W. Axl Rose
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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