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.
So you caught me all alone
Did you think I'd care at all
Now I'm sittin' by the phone
Waiting for you to call
It rang a million times before
I picked it up
I wear a stupid smile
Sayin' that I'm stuck
The effervencent beauty of a face so thin
All the stupid questions well they did me in
Who was I to think to tell
You drove 2- 0- 0
Fake plastic trees are dead
Have a good time when you fall
It rang a million times before
I picked it up
I wear a stupid smile
Sayin' that I'm stuck
The effervencent beauty of a face so thin
All the stupid questions well they did me in
Everything
Is upside down
Everything
Is over now
It rang a million times
When you lied to me
It rang a million times
When you lied
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It's your birthday
I'm not there
Because you don't even
Know that I'm here
Fake trees you
Plant behind you
When it's me there
Right beside you
I'm the shade that
Creeps your shoulder
When it hides your face from me, I Can't get over
Can't get under
Can't get around or
Through to you, I
Can't get over
Can't get under
Can't get around or
Through to you
Everything
Is over now.
Did you think I'd care at all
Now I'm sittin' by the phone
Waiting for you to call
It rang a million times before
I picked it up
I wear a stupid smile
Sayin' that I'm stuck
The effervencent beauty of a face so thin
All the stupid questions well they did me in
Who was I to think to tell
You drove 2- 0- 0
Fake plastic trees are dead
Have a good time when you fall
It rang a million times before
I picked it up
I wear a stupid smile
Sayin' that I'm stuck
The effervencent beauty of a face so thin
All the stupid questions well they did me in
Everything
Is upside down
Everything
Is over now
It rang a million times
When you lied to me
It rang a million times
When you lied
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It rang a million times
It's your birthday
I'm not there
Because you don't even
Know that I'm here
Fake trees you
Plant behind you
When it's me there
Right beside you
I'm the shade that
Creeps your shoulder
When it hides your face from me, I Can't get over
Can't get under
Can't get around or
Through to you, I
Can't get over
Can't get under
Can't get around or
Through to you
Everything
Is over now.
Lyrics submitted by Jocasta
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