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.
I got you
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When the mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I got you
Because your there to bend and nurture me through these
Troubled times
'Cause the fix begins to twist my troubled mind
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
I got you
But it's the feeling that I get when your away
Twist my mind
'Cause I'm all alone and cold, gone I feel like dyin'
And I got you to fill the craving that I get inside my mind
When you're there to fill the space I have inside
I feel like crying
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
And I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you, I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When the mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
And I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you, I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When the mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I got you
Because your there to bend and nurture me through these
Troubled times
'Cause the fix begins to twist my troubled mind
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
I got you
But it's the feeling that I get when your away
Twist my mind
'Cause I'm all alone and cold, gone I feel like dyin'
And I got you to fill the craving that I get inside my mind
When you're there to fill the space I have inside
I feel like crying
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
And I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you, I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you
But it's the craving for the good life
That sees me through troubled times
When the mind begins to wander to the spoon
And I got you to paint the sorrow on my day
And I got you
And I got you to paint the roses on my grave
And I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you, I got you
All the slippin' that I slap me
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
I got you
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