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.
Are you ready people
To meet your time at the crossroad, yeah?
Healing time is heading my way now
No devil man is gonna cast vibration down on me
Hear me call your name
I got not time to look back at what I've said and done
Don't you know my baby, I was born on that rising sun
And all the love I gave you girl I said was real
Your backdoor lover's spinning like the wheel
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Dancin' with the wolves in the midnight holy hour baby
Troubled moon glows above my head now
No bloody story's gonna keep this poor boy on his knee
Gotta keep on rollin' straight ahead
I got not time to look back at what I've said and done
Don't you know my baby, I was born on that rising sun
And all the love I gave you girl I said was real
Your backdoor cyclone's spinning like the wheel
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Dig it!!
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
I hide
Lonely road is gonna take me down so easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Yeah, tribal moon
Glows above my head
Is gonna take me down so easy
To meet your time at the crossroad, yeah?
Healing time is heading my way now
No devil man is gonna cast vibration down on me
Hear me call your name
I got not time to look back at what I've said and done
Don't you know my baby, I was born on that rising sun
And all the love I gave you girl I said was real
Your backdoor lover's spinning like the wheel
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Dancin' with the wolves in the midnight holy hour baby
Troubled moon glows above my head now
No bloody story's gonna keep this poor boy on his knee
Gotta keep on rollin' straight ahead
I got not time to look back at what I've said and done
Don't you know my baby, I was born on that rising sun
And all the love I gave you girl I said was real
Your backdoor cyclone's spinning like the wheel
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Dig it!!
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Lonely road is gonna take me down easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
I hide
Lonely road is gonna take me down so easy
Lonely road, like a needle in the wind I ride
Yeah, tribal moon
Glows above my head
Is gonna take me down so easy
Lyrics submitted by Tomlle
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