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.
While this town is busy sleeping
All the noise has died away
I walk the streets to stop my weeping
'Cause she'll never change her ways
Don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart feels so still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
Oh, I think I've forgotten her now
Her love is a rose, pale and dying
Dropping her petals in land unknown
All full of wine, the world before her
Was sober with no place to go
Don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
She's somewhere out there now
Well, my tears falling down as I try to forget
Her love was a joke from the day that we met
All of the words, all of her men
All of my pain when I think back to when
Remember her hair as it shone in the sun
The smell of the bed when I knew what she'd done
Tell yourself over and over
You won't ever need her again
But don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
She's out there somewhere now
Oh, she was heartache from the day that I first met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget you, somehow
'Cause I know you're somewhere out there right now
Duh, duh, dah ah ah, oh-oh, oh
All the noise has died away
I walk the streets to stop my weeping
'Cause she'll never change her ways
Don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart feels so still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
Oh, I think I've forgotten her now
Her love is a rose, pale and dying
Dropping her petals in land unknown
All full of wine, the world before her
Was sober with no place to go
Don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
She's somewhere out there now
Well, my tears falling down as I try to forget
Her love was a joke from the day that we met
All of the words, all of her men
All of my pain when I think back to when
Remember her hair as it shone in the sun
The smell of the bed when I knew what she'd done
Tell yourself over and over
You won't ever need her again
But don't fool yourself
She was heartache from the moment that you met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget her, somehow
She's out there somewhere now
Oh, she was heartache from the day that I first met her
My heart is frozen still
As I try to find the will to forget you, somehow
'Cause I know you're somewhere out there right now
Duh, duh, dah ah ah, oh-oh, oh
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