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 summer life, oh summer life
Crawling with these worms you're afraid of all their germs
Oh bask in life, oh bask in life
The weather gonna swallow you into the great divide
Oh enjoy life, oh enjoy life
Climbing up those trees and breaking all your knees
Watch angels in the morning become a devil's afternoon
I will panic in the evening underneath the crashing moon
So fall in love while you can still hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
It's friends that leave you here in the end so hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
Now autumn brings the beautiful things
Where all you give comes back to you like the crown upon my king
Your life's a song so sing along
Before the silence swallows you and leaves you like a pawn
Watch angels in the morning become a devil's afternoon
I will panic in the evening underneath the crashing moon
So fall in love while you can still hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
It's friends that leave you here in the end so hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive
Your friends now ghosts are screaming
Bury us, they said, while panicking my mind was broken.
Crawling with these worms you're afraid of all their germs
Oh bask in life, oh bask in life
The weather gonna swallow you into the great divide
Oh enjoy life, oh enjoy life
Climbing up those trees and breaking all your knees
Watch angels in the morning become a devil's afternoon
I will panic in the evening underneath the crashing moon
So fall in love while you can still hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
It's friends that leave you here in the end so hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
Now autumn brings the beautiful things
Where all you give comes back to you like the crown upon my king
Your life's a song so sing along
Before the silence swallows you and leaves you like a pawn
Watch angels in the morning become a devil's afternoon
I will panic in the evening underneath the crashing moon
So fall in love while you can still hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive again
It's friends that leave you here in the end so hold your head up high
And pretend that you're alive
Your friends now ghosts are screaming
Bury us, they said, while panicking my mind was broken.
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