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.
You're like a sailor with a girl on every shore
Stay with them now for they won't see you no more
Like a gypsy forever on the run
Stay for a while, while ya look for a whore
Like that sailor leaves, come back again
Stay for a while, and they won't see you again
Like that gypsy caravan forever on the run
Ya stay for a while, then you pick up and go
That's how you show
Your love for me
That's how you show
Your love for me
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
Leave a little sorrow
You're like that big, big storm, who's tore the town apart
Leavin' everyone to console their aching heart
Like that snow that fell, looks so wrong and out of place
Stay for a while and then you leave without a trace
That's like, like that storm, tore the town apart
Leave everyone to console their aching heart
Like that snow that fell, looks so wrong and out of place
Stay for a while, leave without a trace
That's how you show your love for me, yeah
That's how you show your love for me
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you stay
You leave a little sorrow, naw
Uh-huh
Oh oh
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Mmhm
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow, yeah
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow, yeah yeah
Here today, yeah
Here today but gone tomorrow
Stay with them now for they won't see you no more
Like a gypsy forever on the run
Stay for a while, while ya look for a whore
Like that sailor leaves, come back again
Stay for a while, and they won't see you again
Like that gypsy caravan forever on the run
Ya stay for a while, then you pick up and go
That's how you show
Your love for me
That's how you show
Your love for me
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
Leave a little sorrow
You're like that big, big storm, who's tore the town apart
Leavin' everyone to console their aching heart
Like that snow that fell, looks so wrong and out of place
Stay for a while and then you leave without a trace
That's like, like that storm, tore the town apart
Leave everyone to console their aching heart
Like that snow that fell, looks so wrong and out of place
Stay for a while, leave without a trace
That's how you show your love for me, yeah
That's how you show your love for me
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you stay
You leave a little sorrow, naw
Uh-huh
Oh oh
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Mmhm
You're like
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow, yeah
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Each time you come
You leave a little sorrow, yeah yeah
Here today, yeah
Here today but gone tomorrow
Lyrics submitted by nagromnai, edited by Mellow_Harsher, TheKirn
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow [Live, 2005 Mix] Lyrics as written by David Bowie
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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