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 women in the valley forge
They go day to day
Don't let them raid my home and
My home and place
But the man they can't see beyond
So they war and war
They don't remember
what they came here for
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
Women in the valley forged her
The once home of the brave
Don't let them raid me home and
My home in place
But the men they can't see beyond
So they become what they hate
They don't see that the moon has just
Yeah the moon is just getting its legs
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
Carry yourself well
And you don't even close the barn door
After the horses have scattered
And no one knows anymore
Where all the souls have gathered
Though they will keep an eye on what you do
And when the people have spoken
You won't cry mercy on, mercy on you
Cause we will, we will be alive just broken
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
They go day to day
Don't let them raid my home and
My home and place
But the man they can't see beyond
So they war and war
They don't remember
what they came here for
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
Women in the valley forged her
The once home of the brave
Don't let them raid me home and
My home in place
But the men they can't see beyond
So they become what they hate
They don't see that the moon has just
Yeah the moon is just getting its legs
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
Carry yourself well
And you don't even close the barn door
After the horses have scattered
And no one knows anymore
Where all the souls have gathered
Though they will keep an eye on what you do
And when the people have spoken
You won't cry mercy on, mercy on you
Cause we will, we will be alive just broken
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
People to people are so unjust
Carry yourself well so
Carry yourself well
Lyrics submitted by shaynew216
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I think its about a woman whos house is being raided by soldiers or officials of some sort, and its saying that people dont treat eachother fairly. I think the second to last stanza is how they disrespected her and didnt care to "clean up" after themselves.
This is really just a guess, someone correct me