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.
well if you love what you are
then you must try to solve
all the things you can leave
through the minds and retrieve
they say size doesn't count
but my heart is a house
will you come and move in
leave a space for us to give
so when you die will you leave behind
all the leaves
that we sold
to ourselves
with the whyouths
and the whens
was it hard to retrieve all the lies
and the seeds
do you love do you try
i don't care
it's the sign
so let's wash all the fear
"grow old hand!" in the mirror
with the lights on our skin
they say war will never win
if you like to sew up
then i wish you would grow up
and take the lines from your face
age so sweet and replace
it's the soul that i want
it's the low belt and caught
it's the size of my heart
it's a house we can start
well your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
i really think we did the best we could i really think that we did the best we could
all the lights we were, all the lights we were
let's keep falling through the medical cracks of sound, let's keep falling through the medical cracks of sound
i really think we did the best we could i really think we did the best we could
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
then you must try to solve
all the things you can leave
through the minds and retrieve
they say size doesn't count
but my heart is a house
will you come and move in
leave a space for us to give
so when you die will you leave behind
all the leaves
that we sold
to ourselves
with the whyouths
and the whens
was it hard to retrieve all the lies
and the seeds
do you love do you try
i don't care
it's the sign
so let's wash all the fear
"grow old hand!" in the mirror
with the lights on our skin
they say war will never win
if you like to sew up
then i wish you would grow up
and take the lines from your face
age so sweet and replace
it's the soul that i want
it's the low belt and caught
it's the size of my heart
it's a house we can start
well your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
yeah your mouth is a gun
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
you hate it all in you
i really think we did the best we could i really think that we did the best we could
all the lights we were, all the lights we were
let's keep falling through the medical cracks of sound, let's keep falling through the medical cracks of sound
i really think we did the best we could i really think we did the best we could
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
they say size doesn't count but my heart is a house
Lyrics submitted by fjording
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