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.
A little white picket fence around your heart
It's everything you wanted
Now it's tearing you apart
You're gonna raise a family now
But you don't know where to start
I remember you
Me I pack a suitcase
And move from town to town
A little east of Eden
Too late to turn around
Marionettes on wires
You dance out of control
I remember you
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
Well you said you couldn't take it
You had to settle down
And I was the wild one
With both feet off the ground
I could never understand you
But I loved you anyhow
I remember now
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
Yeah
Something in the first kiss
Is written in the sand
We held it for a moment
But it slipped straight through our hands
I stare at your reflection
And sometimes see my face
I remember you
You remember too
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
Are you lying with him
Thinkin' 'bout me tonight
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
In your heart
In your heart
Ghost in your
It's everything you wanted
Now it's tearing you apart
You're gonna raise a family now
But you don't know where to start
I remember you
Me I pack a suitcase
And move from town to town
A little east of Eden
Too late to turn around
Marionettes on wires
You dance out of control
I remember you
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
Well you said you couldn't take it
You had to settle down
And I was the wild one
With both feet off the ground
I could never understand you
But I loved you anyhow
I remember now
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
Yeah
Something in the first kiss
Is written in the sand
We held it for a moment
But it slipped straight through our hands
I stare at your reflection
And sometimes see my face
I remember you
You remember too
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
When you're lying with him
Do you turn out the light
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
Are you crying in your sleep tonight
Are you lying with him
Thinkin' 'bout me tonight
Are you hiding in your dreams tonight
In your world
I will be the ghost in your heart
The ghost in your heart
In your heart
In your heart
Ghost in your
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Great version of a great song,
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Does anyone know what is meant by the lyrics..a little east of Eden
@markfaces He had heaven with her - but he went past it when she decided she needed to settle down - so he is a little too far from heaven - but because she married, it is too late to turn around - too late to find the heaven that they could have had together.
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