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.
He leaves her breathless
She loses all her self control,
Looking up from the outside
It seems things are exactly as they planned for
He holds her in his arms
and tells her that shes his worth
Their eyes become lost
She knows she's made no mistake in choosing the one to devote to for 3 long years
her heart has been bound to his
Shes yearned for nothing more, after all she's found it all
Now she lies motionless, as he confesses the awful truth
Unfaithul as they come, decietful as one could ever be, yet she longs for him
How could this be happening?
For 3 long years her heart has been bound to his,
Shes yearned for nothing more after all shes found it all
noo, no, nooo, no, nooo
Ive been bruising the apple of my ?
As the story goes, you always hurt the ones you love most
Maybe you'll forgive me
But i hope you won't cause you deserve emotions
Im unable to give you deserved emotions that
Im unable to feel.
How could i deny that ?, everything i've ever wanted,
Just one lustul moment that I now regret
Im not looking for your sympathy, in fact i hope I get what I deserve
I don't deserve to fall in love again.
I don't deserve to fall in love again.
I don't even deserve your memory.
She loses all her self control,
Looking up from the outside
It seems things are exactly as they planned for
He holds her in his arms
and tells her that shes his worth
Their eyes become lost
She knows she's made no mistake in choosing the one to devote to for 3 long years
her heart has been bound to his
Shes yearned for nothing more, after all she's found it all
Now she lies motionless, as he confesses the awful truth
Unfaithul as they come, decietful as one could ever be, yet she longs for him
How could this be happening?
For 3 long years her heart has been bound to his,
Shes yearned for nothing more after all shes found it all
noo, no, nooo, no, nooo
Ive been bruising the apple of my ?
As the story goes, you always hurt the ones you love most
Maybe you'll forgive me
But i hope you won't cause you deserve emotions
Im unable to give you deserved emotions that
Im unable to feel.
How could i deny that ?, everything i've ever wanted,
Just one lustul moment that I now regret
Im not looking for your sympathy, in fact i hope I get what I deserve
I don't deserve to fall in love again.
I don't deserve to fall in love again.
I don't even deserve your memory.
Lyrics submitted by RuthLess
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