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.
Oh I see, sunny days
Oh I go that far
You and the night is over
Will you tell me that you've
Always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me
The hand of a night
Is not a hand for me
That's the most sad
I've ever heard from another man
A wealthy man
That's the most sad
I've ever heard from another man
A wealthy man
Oh I still see sunny days
Oh I go that far
You and the night is dragging on
Maybe I will dream that you will tell me
You've always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me
The hand is not a hand for me
Indirectly you say again the hand of
The night is not
A hand for me
That's the most sad I've ever heard
From another man
A wealthy man
That's the most sad I've ever heard
From another man
A wealthy man
Oh I go that far
You and the night is over
Will you tell me that you've
Always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me
The hand of a night
Is not a hand for me
That's the most sad
I've ever heard from another man
A wealthy man
That's the most sad
I've ever heard from another man
A wealthy man
Oh I still see sunny days
Oh I go that far
You and the night is dragging on
Maybe I will dream that you will tell me
You've always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me
The hand is not a hand for me
Indirectly you say again the hand of
The night is not
A hand for me
That's the most sad I've ever heard
From another man
A wealthy man
That's the most sad I've ever heard
From another man
A wealthy man
Lyrics submitted by MarsTheStrange, edited by scottdoesntknow628
Wealthy Man Lyrics as written by Chan Marshall
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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Slight mod to the other posted lyrics:
Oh I see, sunny days Oh I go that far When the night is over Will you tell me that you've always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me the hand of a night is not a hand for me That's the most said I've ever heard from another man A wealthy man That's the most said I've ever heard from another man A wealthy man
Oh I still see sunny days Oh I go that far You and the night is dragging on Maybe I will dream that you would tell me You 've always been thinking of me
Indirectly you say to me The hand is not a hand for me Indirectly you say again the hand of the night is not a hand for me
That's the most said i've ever heard From another man A wealthy man That's the most said i've ever heard From another man A wealthy man
Song meanings has been taken over by shitty fuckin lyric generators that replaced all the edited lyrics. To correct jocularjosh, I think the word is "knight" in the second verse, as in the hand of a knightly man.