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.
1:15 began with a phone ring
i heard i stirred
but i wasn't hurt
tonight's linesare yours to keep
go back to sleep
and that's wonderful
when your world at it's worst seems bearable
is it not so terrible to stay
and terrible to say
why won't you change
and walk into the rain
while we splash and play
it will behere forever
while every-one's so convinced they
know everything is true
all i believe in is you
I do
it was a wonderful puddle that i played in
and i was so young when it hit me:
in no one you can believe
but that's terrible
when these evil white lies make hysterical
habit forming beautiful
i miss my friends they live next door
but insincerity is so hard to ignore
it was a wonderful puddle that we
played in and at two and a half
we hit back
isn't that wonderful
so wonderfl
that as they gather round our grave to splash and play
they'll say why'd you have to change
andwalk into the same
where the dirty rain drains
you're gone in the morning
everything is so convinced
they know everything is true
all i believe in is you.
I do. (x3)
I believe in ...
i heard i stirred
but i wasn't hurt
tonight's linesare yours to keep
go back to sleep
and that's wonderful
when your world at it's worst seems bearable
is it not so terrible to stay
and terrible to say
why won't you change
and walk into the rain
while we splash and play
it will behere forever
while every-one's so convinced they
know everything is true
all i believe in is you
I do
it was a wonderful puddle that i played in
and i was so young when it hit me:
in no one you can believe
but that's terrible
when these evil white lies make hysterical
habit forming beautiful
i miss my friends they live next door
but insincerity is so hard to ignore
it was a wonderful puddle that we
played in and at two and a half
we hit back
isn't that wonderful
so wonderfl
that as they gather round our grave to splash and play
they'll say why'd you have to change
andwalk into the same
where the dirty rain drains
you're gone in the morning
everything is so convinced
they know everything is true
all i believe in is you.
I do. (x3)
I believe in ...
Lyrics submitted by kristensicle, edited by White2lip
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