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.
Hey everybody, have y'all lost your minds?
Haven't met another gentleman in quite a long time?
No pleases, no thank you's, no opening doors, seems like all the gentleman jumped ship, become assholes & whores.
No respect, expect disrespect, it's eclectic, make everything sound so hectic.
As if the rat race wasn't won, by society's coming undone.
I'm tired, not stupid, reputation, not lucrative, enough I guess, no, enough not yet, well, emotions writing poems,
hide the rhymes, constantly change time, talk about lies, loved & lost, long goodbyes, styles change
So did I, so did I, long goodbyes, long goodbyes.
Change the subject to love, come so close the smell hangs in your lungs.
Haven't died trying, can't keep from prying, how'd you do it once before, amidst, assholes & whores, assholes & whores, assholes & whores.
Emotions writing poems, hide the rhymes, constantly change time, talk about lies, loved and lost, long goodbyes, styles change
So did I, so did I, long goodbyes, long goodbyes
Funny you get tired of daydreams, & midnight screams, getting your heart pulled out with a tractor beam.
Hurts just as much or more as the first time, the last time, the worst time, stylistic, artistic, aristocratic, fanatic, stopped a few steps short of just gosh damn fucking fantastic.
Work of art, straight from the heart, heard it all before, shook you straight down to the core, leaves you gasping, & gasping, & thinking you wanted more.
Heard it all before, yeah, I've heard it all before, yeah I've heard it all before, I've heard it all before, if I haven't heard it, I've heard it all before
Long goodbyes, yeah
Long goodbyes, yeah
Long goodbyes, long goodbyes, long goodbyes
Say a long
Say a long, say a long goodbye
Haven't met another gentleman in quite a long time?
No pleases, no thank you's, no opening doors, seems like all the gentleman jumped ship, become assholes & whores.
No respect, expect disrespect, it's eclectic, make everything sound so hectic.
As if the rat race wasn't won, by society's coming undone.
I'm tired, not stupid, reputation, not lucrative, enough I guess, no, enough not yet, well, emotions writing poems,
hide the rhymes, constantly change time, talk about lies, loved & lost, long goodbyes, styles change
So did I, so did I, long goodbyes, long goodbyes.
Change the subject to love, come so close the smell hangs in your lungs.
Haven't died trying, can't keep from prying, how'd you do it once before, amidst, assholes & whores, assholes & whores, assholes & whores.
Emotions writing poems, hide the rhymes, constantly change time, talk about lies, loved and lost, long goodbyes, styles change
So did I, so did I, long goodbyes, long goodbyes
Funny you get tired of daydreams, & midnight screams, getting your heart pulled out with a tractor beam.
Hurts just as much or more as the first time, the last time, the worst time, stylistic, artistic, aristocratic, fanatic, stopped a few steps short of just gosh damn fucking fantastic.
Work of art, straight from the heart, heard it all before, shook you straight down to the core, leaves you gasping, & gasping, & thinking you wanted more.
Heard it all before, yeah, I've heard it all before, yeah I've heard it all before, I've heard it all before, if I haven't heard it, I've heard it all before
Long goodbyes, yeah
Long goodbyes, yeah
Long goodbyes, long goodbyes, long goodbyes
Say a long
Say a long, say a long goodbye
Lyrics submitted by Annabelle82
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