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.
Man was a knife expert, kinda Jim Bowie type, swaggerin', blusterin', coon skin, I said "you’re not serious, right?"
Then I saw him grab my friend by the hair and I guess I should have prayed as he dragged him round, I said to myself, "There's gonna be some changes made".
(Gonna be some changes made)
Girl I knew and loved alone twenty years from afar, with a finger to her lips, she led me out to see the stars. She led me to the gritty lake and in it we did wade, she took my hand and put it there - gonna be some changes made.
(Gonna be some changes made)
Gonna...
be some..
gonna be some changes made!
(Gonna be some changes made)
Gonna be some changes made, changes made, can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days.
Look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
Gonna be some changes made, some changes made, can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days.
Better figure out something, things are looking grave.
Gonna be some changes made, changes made.
Up front for all to see, graceful like a bumblin' fool, then I thought I felt from my mouth slip a little drool, maybe no one noticed, on my mind heavily it weighed, I saw two people snickering, I said "there needs to be some changes made."
(Gonna be some, gonna be some changes made.
(Gonna be , be some changes made)
Gonna,
be some changes made
gonna be some changes made
Goin' home, I've done enough to sow my little name,
goin' where the fields are green and I can do my macrame.
A buffoon fumblin' without a clue, who likes to shift the blame and often feels betrayed.
... there's gonna be some changes made.
Gonna be some changes, changes made
can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days
look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
Gonna be some changes, changes made
can't keep doin'what I've been doin' these days
look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
(gonna be some changes made)
Gonna be some changes....
Gonna be some changes...
Changes made.
Then I saw him grab my friend by the hair and I guess I should have prayed as he dragged him round, I said to myself, "There's gonna be some changes made".
(Gonna be some changes made)
Girl I knew and loved alone twenty years from afar, with a finger to her lips, she led me out to see the stars. She led me to the gritty lake and in it we did wade, she took my hand and put it there - gonna be some changes made.
(Gonna be some changes made)
Gonna...
be some..
gonna be some changes made!
(Gonna be some changes made)
Gonna be some changes made, changes made, can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days.
Look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
Gonna be some changes made, some changes made, can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days.
Better figure out something, things are looking grave.
Gonna be some changes made, changes made.
Up front for all to see, graceful like a bumblin' fool, then I thought I felt from my mouth slip a little drool, maybe no one noticed, on my mind heavily it weighed, I saw two people snickering, I said "there needs to be some changes made."
(Gonna be some, gonna be some changes made.
(Gonna be , be some changes made)
Gonna,
be some changes made
gonna be some changes made
Goin' home, I've done enough to sow my little name,
goin' where the fields are green and I can do my macrame.
A buffoon fumblin' without a clue, who likes to shift the blame and often feels betrayed.
... there's gonna be some changes made.
Gonna be some changes, changes made
can't keep doin' what I've been doin' these days
look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
Gonna be some changes, changes made
can't keep doin'what I've been doin' these days
look in the mirror, I see a clown’s face, gotta take it off, gotta get myself straight.
(gonna be some changes made)
Gonna be some changes....
Gonna be some changes...
Changes made.
Lyrics submitted by sillybunny
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