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.
No one can hear you
On red weather hill
How's anyone supposed to get to you
If you just sit still
Get down on your knees
Like a wild animal licks the floor
Behave just like you should do
Don't come up to me and ask for more
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
And I know my bedroom walls are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me well I might
Girls tie their hair back
So you that can't grab them from the woods
It's darker than those old stoways
That swim back misunderstood
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
And I know my bedroom walls they are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me well I might
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
Still I know my bedroom walls they are loose young lover
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me yeah well I might
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
Yeah I know my bedroom walls they are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
But I know if you impress me well I might
your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
Your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
Your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
On and on
On and on
On red weather hill
How's anyone supposed to get to you
If you just sit still
Get down on your knees
Like a wild animal licks the floor
Behave just like you should do
Don't come up to me and ask for more
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
And I know my bedroom walls are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me well I might
Girls tie their hair back
So you that can't grab them from the woods
It's darker than those old stoways
That swim back misunderstood
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
And I know my bedroom walls they are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me well I might
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
Like a wild animal growls
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
Still I know my bedroom walls they are loose young lover
But the thing is that not one of you is right
Still I know if you impress me yeah well I might
On and on
I'm excited by that noise
Yeah I know my bedroom walls they are loose
But the thing is that not one of you is right
But I know if you impress me well I might
your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
Your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
Your story goes on well
And I crawl across the floor
On and on
On and on
Lyrics submitted by BuccaneerLouie
Red Weather Lyrics as written by Liela Rosemary Sadie Louise Moss Daniel Liam Higgins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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