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.
tsugi no haru ni wa tabidatsu
kimi wo miokuru kotoba
mitsukerarezu ni
jitensha tomete umi no mukou kara
fukitsukeru kaze ni furueteta
hitomi tojita mama
nami no oto wo kiite ita hitori
kimi ga daisuki desu
tte... ienakatta kotoba sotto sotto tsubuyaita
sakura chiru kisetsu datte ano natsu no hanabi datte
kimi wo kimi wo itsu datte omotteta yo
aki no setsunasa
datte hitorikiri no IBU datte
itsuka itsuka awai omoide
ni kawaru noni
nee kimi dake wa omoide ni dekinai
umi no mukou ga mitai to itte sora wo miageta kimi no
hitomi ni
itsu kara darou koi wo shite ita kataomoi da to
iikikasete
nani mo kowakunai to waratta kimi no
senaka ga itsuka
mienai hodo hanarete umi wo tobikoetemo
kitto kitto wasurenai
bokutachi no hane wa kitto
sorezore no sora ni notte
tooku takaku ima wo oikoshite
yuku
ato ni nokoru no wa kitto koukai ja nakute kitto
sore wa sore wa seishun ga otosu egao no tane
sou
hatsukoi wa omoide ni dekinai
kimi wo suki ni natte
koi no nigasa shitta
dareka no tame ni namida nagaseru
nante hajimete datta
sakura chiru kisetsu datte ano
natsu no hanabi datte
kimi wo kimi wo itsu datte
omotteta yo
aki no setsunasa datte hitorikiri no IBU
datte
itsuka itsuka awai omoide ni natte
bokutachi
no hane wa kitto sorezore no sora ni notte
tooku takaku
ima wo oikoshite yuku
ato ni nokoru no wa kitto koukai ja
nakute kitto
sore wa sore wa seishun ga otosu egao no
tane
sou kimi dake wa omoide ni dekinai
omoide ni
dekinai
kimi wo miokuru kotoba
mitsukerarezu ni
jitensha tomete umi no mukou kara
fukitsukeru kaze ni furueteta
hitomi tojita mama
nami no oto wo kiite ita hitori
kimi ga daisuki desu
tte... ienakatta kotoba sotto sotto tsubuyaita
sakura chiru kisetsu datte ano natsu no hanabi datte
kimi wo kimi wo itsu datte omotteta yo
aki no setsunasa
datte hitorikiri no IBU datte
itsuka itsuka awai omoide
ni kawaru noni
nee kimi dake wa omoide ni dekinai
umi no mukou ga mitai to itte sora wo miageta kimi no
hitomi ni
itsu kara darou koi wo shite ita kataomoi da to
iikikasete
nani mo kowakunai to waratta kimi no
senaka ga itsuka
mienai hodo hanarete umi wo tobikoetemo
kitto kitto wasurenai
bokutachi no hane wa kitto
sorezore no sora ni notte
tooku takaku ima wo oikoshite
yuku
ato ni nokoru no wa kitto koukai ja nakute kitto
sore wa sore wa seishun ga otosu egao no tane
sou
hatsukoi wa omoide ni dekinai
kimi wo suki ni natte
koi no nigasa shitta
dareka no tame ni namida nagaseru
nante hajimete datta
sakura chiru kisetsu datte ano
natsu no hanabi datte
kimi wo kimi wo itsu datte
omotteta yo
aki no setsunasa datte hitorikiri no IBU
datte
itsuka itsuka awai omoide ni natte
bokutachi
no hane wa kitto sorezore no sora ni notte
tooku takaku
ima wo oikoshite yuku
ato ni nokoru no wa kitto koukai ja
nakute kitto
sore wa sore wa seishun ga otosu egao no
tane
sou kimi dake wa omoide ni dekinai
omoide ni
dekinai
Lyrics submitted by Crimsoness
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