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.
Let's just stop,
Drop everything,
(forget each other's names) forget each other's names,
And just walk away.
Turn around and head in different directions,
Like we never, it's like we never knew each other at all.
We said what we feel, then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
This is probably the best,
Not to mention the worst idea,
That I have ever had.
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
No awkward silences, no hiding any truths
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
What do you say?
This is probably the best,
Not to mention the worst idea,
That I have ever had.
We say what we feel,
Then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
Let's just stop,
Drop everything,
Forget each other's names,
Can we please just walk away?
It could be it could be
Like we never knew each other at all.
Answer me!
All egos aside, what do you say?
All egos aside, what do you say?
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
No awkward silences, no hiding any truths
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
What do you say?
We say what we feel,
Then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
Drop everything,
(forget each other's names) forget each other's names,
And just walk away.
Turn around and head in different directions,
Like we never, it's like we never knew each other at all.
We said what we feel, then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
This is probably the best,
Not to mention the worst idea,
That I have ever had.
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
No awkward silences, no hiding any truths
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
What do you say?
This is probably the best,
Not to mention the worst idea,
That I have ever had.
We say what we feel,
Then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
Let's just stop,
Drop everything,
Forget each other's names,
Can we please just walk away?
It could be it could be
Like we never knew each other at all.
Answer me!
All egos aside, what do you say?
All egos aside, what do you say?
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
No awkward silences, no hiding any truths
Ignoring what we've felt,
Overlooking what we've done,
What do you say?
We say what we feel,
Then we stop ourselves,
And just walk away.
Never looking back,
Loving every second of it,
We just walk away.
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