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.
They're moving Earth outside
The ground is shaking like no beat
A dense terrible sound
At once both teeming and asleep
It seems to me to be a sign
I don't believe in such, and yet
It seems to me to keep one eye
On the situation's best
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's really not that kind
To terrorize one in one's sleep
And if you really tried
You'd probably cut the chase too deep
It seems to me that that's a fine way
To keep you off your feet
Their seems to be no over side
For the two ideas to meet
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
Gotta keep your mind on somewhere else
Gotta keep from thinking of your health
Strange how your mind works
Oh no, I hit rock bottom
Oh no, I hit rock bottom
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
Gotta keep your mind on somewhere else
Gotta keep from thinking of your health
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
The ground is shaking like no beat
A dense terrible sound
At once both teeming and asleep
It seems to me to be a sign
I don't believe in such, and yet
It seems to me to keep one eye
On the situation's best
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's really not that kind
To terrorize one in one's sleep
And if you really tried
You'd probably cut the chase too deep
It seems to me that that's a fine way
To keep you off your feet
Their seems to be no over side
For the two ideas to meet
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
Gotta keep your mind on somewhere else
Gotta keep from thinking of your health
Strange how your mind works
Oh no, I hit rock bottom
Oh no, I hit rock bottom
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
It's good to see you
It's good to see you go
Gotta keep your mind on somewhere else
Gotta keep from thinking of your health
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
Strange how your mind works
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