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.
A one, two
There is a fine line
Between recklessness and courage
It's about time
You understood which road to take
It's a fine line
When your decision makes a difference
Get it wrong, you'll be making a big mistake
[Chorus:]
Come on brother
All is forgiven
We all cried when you were driven away
Come on brother
Everything is better
Everything is better
When you come home and stay
Whatever's more important to you
You've got to choose what you want to do
Whatever's more important to be
That's the view that you've got to see
There is a long way
Between chaos and creation
If you don't say
Which one of these you're gonna choose
It's a long way
And in every contradiction
Seems to say
It's a game you are bound to lose
[Chorus]
Come on back, come on back
Come on back to me
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
Whatever's more important to you
It's a fine line
You've got to choose what you want to do
It's a fine line
Whatever's more important to be
It's a fine line
Well, that's the view that you've got to see
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
There is a fine line
Between recklessness and courage
It's about time
You understood which road to take
It's a fine line
When your decision makes a difference
Get it wrong, you'll be making a big mistake
[Chorus:]
Come on brother
All is forgiven
We all cried when you were driven away
Come on brother
Everything is better
Everything is better
When you come home and stay
Whatever's more important to you
You've got to choose what you want to do
Whatever's more important to be
That's the view that you've got to see
There is a long way
Between chaos and creation
If you don't say
Which one of these you're gonna choose
It's a long way
And in every contradiction
Seems to say
It's a game you are bound to lose
[Chorus]
Come on back, come on back
Come on back to me
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
Whatever's more important to you
It's a fine line
You've got to choose what you want to do
It's a fine line
Whatever's more important to be
It's a fine line
Well, that's the view that you've got to see
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
It's a fine line
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Great version of a great song,
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Not one comment??? Good song, just like the McCartney of old
I kinda like to think its making peace(or something) with John Lennon/maybe Yoko Ono(?)
But thats just what I like to think, I really have no idea. Great song though. : ]]
I believe it's
"Come home brother"
Indeed it is Truko. Corrected now.
feel like he's totally talkin to john lennon in this song. which makes the story all that more poigniant. and one of the reasons why i like this album alot.
Am I the only one that takes the "Come Home Brother" lyric very literally? I mean to me it just seems to be aimed at his brother Michael (although I wouldn't know why).
Mind you, Sir Paul McCartney has always stated that a lot of his songs aren't aimed at anybody in particular. For me this song is also quite similar to "She's Leaving Home".
I think this song is possibly about John Lennon and I was hoping to come here and find loads of speculation. Unfortunately I didn't. It's okay. I love this song. I'm just gonna say I think it's about John Lennon and the Beatles because I do.
Maybe it's aimed toward himself. After all, with this album Paul hit a new peak, it's like he's finally back on form after Linda's death and all that stuff.
Sounds like standing up again.
I always thought this song was directed at british prime minister Tony Blair. I think Paul, like a lot of Brits, felt that Tony Blair was pressured into military action by President Bush and the U.S. I think this song is to him, telling him that it is okay to admit a mistake, try to correct it and move on.
Paul also called out another british prime minister in the past. He called out prime minister Edwin Heath in the bridge of George Harrison's "Taxman" when he sang "Ah ha Mr. Heath". John originally wrote the bridge which was "Anybody got a bit of money" but it was later changed to "Ah ha, Mr. Wilson, Ah ha Mr, Heath" on the final cut.