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.
The brightest star on a cloudless night,
Some kind of miracle almost in disguise,
If I as sure as God is a monkey's dream,
Ate that mushroom and believe what he see,
The trouble with you is
You always wanna find the fire
Instead of warmng your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking way outside
Oh, why not enjoy yourself by the fire side
Just as the bite of the blade wakes the absent mind
There's time to dream and there's time to open your eyes
She said, just as the warmth of a kiss brings the love alive
Its right by here by the fire where the answers lie
The trouble with you is
You always wanna find the fire
Ohh, when you warmin' your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a while (way outside)
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
But you said,
Why you always looking, always looking
She said,
Why you always looking, out side
She said..
The trouble with you is
You always looking for the fire
When you warming your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a while (way outside)
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
The trouble with you
Is you always lookin somewhere else
Oh when what you see right there inside yourself
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a fire
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
She said
Oh and not enjoy yourself sitting by the fire
She said...
The trouble with you...
The trouble with you...
She said
Some kind of miracle almost in disguise,
If I as sure as God is a monkey's dream,
Ate that mushroom and believe what he see,
The trouble with you is
You always wanna find the fire
Instead of warmng your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking way outside
Oh, why not enjoy yourself by the fire side
Just as the bite of the blade wakes the absent mind
There's time to dream and there's time to open your eyes
She said, just as the warmth of a kiss brings the love alive
Its right by here by the fire where the answers lie
The trouble with you is
You always wanna find the fire
Ohh, when you warmin' your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a while (way outside)
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
But you said,
Why you always looking, always looking
She said,
Why you always looking, out side
She said..
The trouble with you is
You always looking for the fire
When you warming your hands by the fire side
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a while (way outside)
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
The trouble with you
Is you always lookin somewhere else
Oh when what you see right there inside yourself
The trouble with you is
You always looking for a fire
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
Oh why not enjoy yourself by the fire side?
She said
Oh and not enjoy yourself sitting by the fire
She said...
The trouble with you...
The trouble with you...
She said
Lyrics submitted by Just1_BigEyedFish, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Trouble With You Lyrics as written by David John Matthews Mark Christopher Batson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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lol, I definatly heard this song wrong. I like the way I heard it better though, haha...j/k. When I was listening on the CD I heard:
The brightest star on a cloudless night, Some kind of miracle almost in disguise. In fact your god is a monkey's dream, Ate that mushroom and believed what he see.
lol...so a bit off...either way, its a great song.