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.
Can't deny that I'm a dreamer
Needing to is believing sister
With that done it stands to reason
Seeing is believing brother
A fear from below makes figures look too big
(yeah)
Too big
(uh huh)
Cause a fear from below makes figures look too big
So we never talk bout you bout me bout she
Bout he bout them and how we all feel
We got a need for speed to dash for cash
To get ahead from the pits to victory lane
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
(yeah)
(uh huh)
move on like we live forever
How it's good we stand to live
No one gets to old to learn a new way of getting stupid
when everyone starts it's me who gets behind
(yeah)
Behind
(uh huh)
So when you go ahead it's me who stands my ground
So we never talk bout you bout me bout she
Bout he bout them and how we all feel
We got a need for speed to dash for cash
To get ahead from the pits to victory lane
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
Needing to is believing sister
With that done it stands to reason
Seeing is believing brother
A fear from below makes figures look too big
(yeah)
Too big
(uh huh)
Cause a fear from below makes figures look too big
So we never talk bout you bout me bout she
Bout he bout them and how we all feel
We got a need for speed to dash for cash
To get ahead from the pits to victory lane
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
(yeah)
(uh huh)
move on like we live forever
How it's good we stand to live
No one gets to old to learn a new way of getting stupid
when everyone starts it's me who gets behind
(yeah)
Behind
(uh huh)
So when you go ahead it's me who stands my ground
So we never talk bout you bout me bout she
Bout he bout them and how we all feel
We got a need for speed to dash for cash
To get ahead from the pits to victory lane
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
(uh huh uh huh)
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
To victory lane
Lyrics submitted by babiesturnblue
Victory Lane Lyrics as written by Lena Margareta Karlsson Jonas Malte Holmberg
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Correcting, seems like all lyrics sites on the web has wrote this one wrong "Cause a fear from below makes figures look too big", It´s "Cause a WIEW from below makes figures look too big", pretty obvious?
Really great song, in my opinion I think its about life, you have an dream, and you need for speed to dash for cash to get away from mud your in and to full fill your dream, and when she sings "when everyone starts it’s me who gets behind" it kinda remembers of me, cause it feels like everyone has started to live the ordinary boring grown up life with a job, girl, villa and a dog, i havent really started out yet, but this song peps me!
Maybe i got it all wrong, but does it actually matters ;)?