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.
Your quiet eyes
Your mouth that never tells lies
You've got one hour
It's time you told your story
Eighteen, alone
In love with the answer phone
And too afraid, you're too afraid to fall for anything
And too afraid, much too afraid to sing
I won't pretend that I can't see the end
But it's far away
It's in the distance
We'll find a place
There is a room for two of us
The minutes drag
Then there's a world between us
And I'm too afraid, much too afraid to fall for anything
And I'm too afraid, much too afraid to sing
We all come to an end
And we all end together
We all end together
We all come to an end
And we all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
Your mouth that never tells lies
You've got one hour
It's time you told your story
Eighteen, alone
In love with the answer phone
And too afraid, you're too afraid to fall for anything
And too afraid, much too afraid to sing
I won't pretend that I can't see the end
But it's far away
It's in the distance
We'll find a place
There is a room for two of us
The minutes drag
Then there's a world between us
And I'm too afraid, much too afraid to fall for anything
And I'm too afraid, much too afraid to sing
We all come to an end
And we all end together
We all end together
We all come to an end
And we all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
We all end together
Lyrics submitted by soapboxracer
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