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.
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
I'm sure as hell the happiest I've ever been
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are
There's a ghost in this room
I think I'll name it after all of you
And watch it hang over my bed like decorations
Celebrated memories that came and went
In light of all that time we spent
Listening to everything our parents told us not to take in
Now make a change, I'm counting down
The mile marks to every town
And falling more in love
With the distance put between us
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are everything
Make this last, take it slow
We've got it all figured out for now
So, let us live our lives without a doubt
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
From coast to coast I'll make the most
Of every second I've been giving with this crowd
Without a doubt, you're all I dream about
At night we lie awake
With stories taking us back
To the nights we felt alive
The nights we felt alive
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious, could you?
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
I'm sure as hell the happiest I've ever been
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are
There's a ghost in this room
I think I'll name it after all of you
And watch it hang over my bed like decorations
Celebrated memories that came and went
In light of all that time we spent
Listening to everything our parents told us not to take in
Now make a change, I'm counting down
The mile marks to every town
And falling more in love
With the distance put between us
We can't hide, we let go
We've got more than we know
My friends are a different breed
My friends are everything
Make this last, take it slow
We've got it all figured out for now
So, let us live our lives without a doubt
Tonight we lie awake
Remember how the coffee made us shake
On those long drives?
One more long night
Another seven days
Heartbeat racing the interstate, my home tonight
For one more long night
From coast to coast I'll make the most
Of every second I've been giving with this crowd
Without a doubt, you're all I dream about
At night we lie awake
With stories taking us back
To the nights we felt alive
The nights we felt alive
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious
I would've married you in Vegas
Had you given me the chance to say, "I do"?
Couldn't make it anymore obvious, could you?
Be anymore obvious, could you?
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes, edited by AbsoluteZero7
Vegas Lyrics as written by Jack Bassam Barakat Alexander William Gaskarth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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