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.
Floating in the everglades
Faces lit in sun
A moon that lights a thousand ways across
Is company for one
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Falling down from grace
In houses made for one
Holding matches til they burn away
Ashes to the wind
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Desolate the renegades
Poisoned tongues persuade
Take the hand that carried you above
Oceans to the grave
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Tear yourself, you tear yourself...
Going over every minute every second in your mind
Turning over catching fragments of a life before you die
Going over every second, every minute left behind...
It's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you, always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Faces lit in sun
A moon that lights a thousand ways across
Is company for one
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Falling down from grace
In houses made for one
Holding matches til they burn away
Ashes to the wind
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Desolate the renegades
Poisoned tongues persuade
Take the hand that carried you above
Oceans to the grave
Oh won't you come back to me
Oh won't you shine out for me
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Tear yourself, you tear yourself...
Going over every minute every second in your mind
Turning over catching fragments of a life before you die
Going over every second, every minute left behind...
It's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you, always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Only you, it's only for you
Always true
But time is passing by
Only you
Always you
But every time we cry
We wave the sun goodbye
Moonshine
Lyrics submitted by Schorschinho
Moonshine Lyrics as written by Grant Nicholas
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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