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.
You say that I'm just another boy on this world who's trying to romanticizes the struggle,
But I know when I'm talking about love.
You say I'm just an immature kid who's always, always looking for trouble -- Looking for trouble
Can't avoid it if your trying to be heard.
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
Why do we sell ourselves for the price they give?
Ooh, they let us down but we forgive.
Now it's all for one and not all for all.
The greed keeps the people, the masses in control.
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize that greed eats from within. -- From within
Oh, mama, mama life can get so lonely.
Oh, papa life can get so strange.
In times like this we have to stick together -- Forever
Brothers and sisters and workers and comrades and everybody, yeah!
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize that greed eats from within.
But I know when I'm talking about love.
You say I'm just an immature kid who's always, always looking for trouble -- Looking for trouble
Can't avoid it if your trying to be heard.
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
Why do we sell ourselves for the price they give?
Ooh, they let us down but we forgive.
Now it's all for one and not all for all.
The greed keeps the people, the masses in control.
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize that greed eats from within. -- From within
Oh, mama, mama life can get so lonely.
Oh, papa life can get so strange.
In times like this we have to stick together -- Forever
Brothers and sisters and workers and comrades and everybody, yeah!
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize how fooled we have been?
We got so little to lose and so much to win,
Why don't we realize that greed eats from within.
Lyrics submitted by BBallJones222
Little Toulouse Lyrics as written by Johan Brandstrom Fredrik Granberg
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, PFIVE Entertainment Mexico
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