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.
I thought about you all day long
And I knew I had to write you a song
But what good are words when they don't justify how you feel
I don't have that much I can give
But I'll write you this song you can cry to
And I hope that it wraps you in love like a hug on the neck
Are we dreaming
What happened to the playgrounds that we played in
Who ever thought this was the world that we saw back then
What happened to the times when we never lost a friend
And no one had to ask, are we dreaming
I still find it hard to believe
That every time we turn on the TV
Our hearts seem to drop to our feet as we look at the screen
Nothing fills the void of this loss
No question we answer can fix this
And throughout it all we will find out who we truly are
And I knew I had to write you a song
But what good are words when they don't justify how you feel
I don't have that much I can give
But I'll write you this song you can cry to
And I hope that it wraps you in love like a hug on the neck
Are we dreaming
What happened to the playgrounds that we played in
Who ever thought this was the world that we saw back then
What happened to the times when we never lost a friend
And no one had to ask, are we dreaming
I still find it hard to believe
That every time we turn on the TV
Our hearts seem to drop to our feet as we look at the screen
Nothing fills the void of this loss
No question we answer can fix this
And throughout it all we will find out who we truly are
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