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.
[Otis:]
I'd like to dedicate this song to...
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get lifted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money you're just a junkie but you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
It all starts with the person that you're with
Anticipation as you're waitin for another sniff
What some consider pain others consider a gift
They say they care about you but they don't care about shit
As your bloodstream is flooding with something you never felt
By yourself, trapped in a hell, nobody else
Love you like i can understand that i'm the man That took a stand
Took your hand and tried to help you but once again you ran away (away)
When i still had so much more to say
So now I bow my head and pray the lord my soul to take
I guess some things were just supposed to change
As your shakin and bleedin drippin and sniffin the cocaine
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get twisted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money you're just a junkie but you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
The search for answers has left us with more questions
We are showed the lives but learn no lessons
I pray to God and I ask him for some more blessin
But it seems all the world wants to do is escape the stresses
I love you but struggle with love will leave you more
Cocaine and things entering your brain, your bodys straight infested
With such a sick, a sick that won't let you live a day
With no escape afraid you'll look your problems in the face
No matter how bad you hurt the ones around you or yourself
Your mind and soul is trapped inside the wishing well
And then you claim it ain't no thang and that you ain't insane
Shakin and bleedin drippin and sniffin the cocaine
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get lifted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money just a junkie but still you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
Another night that you try to go to sleep
My eyes drift to the sky I cry and I weep
That the thought of you, so cold and alone
The anger that it brings me is too much for a song
Cause I wish nothing more than for you to be okay
For my love to overcome, fuck i wish it everyday
As I begged and I begged until my integrity vanished
So many times I bleeded with you put me in a panic
I know that when you're done there will be nothing left
But a shell hellbent on cocaine and meth
All I ask of you now is that you take a fuckin step
Back to relax, understand and accept
That you are more important to me than my own life
I love you much more than the stars love the sky
I know that when you think of me you wish I'd fucking die
I know you lay alone in bed and ask God why
Well I can tell you this, that my life isn't the same
I wake up every morning with suicide on my brain
Angry at the fact that fate made things change
I lost my girl to the devil named cocaine
I'd like to dedicate this song to...
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get lifted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money you're just a junkie but you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
It all starts with the person that you're with
Anticipation as you're waitin for another sniff
What some consider pain others consider a gift
They say they care about you but they don't care about shit
As your bloodstream is flooding with something you never felt
By yourself, trapped in a hell, nobody else
Love you like i can understand that i'm the man That took a stand
Took your hand and tried to help you but once again you ran away (away)
When i still had so much more to say
So now I bow my head and pray the lord my soul to take
I guess some things were just supposed to change
As your shakin and bleedin drippin and sniffin the cocaine
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get twisted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money you're just a junkie but you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
The search for answers has left us with more questions
We are showed the lives but learn no lessons
I pray to God and I ask him for some more blessin
But it seems all the world wants to do is escape the stresses
I love you but struggle with love will leave you more
Cocaine and things entering your brain, your bodys straight infested
With such a sick, a sick that won't let you live a day
With no escape afraid you'll look your problems in the face
No matter how bad you hurt the ones around you or yourself
Your mind and soul is trapped inside the wishing well
And then you claim it ain't no thang and that you ain't insane
Shakin and bleedin drippin and sniffin the cocaine
So now you're feelin' like you're healin' and you are the queen
Everything's perfect and worth it, you're life don't miss a thing
When you sniff it, get lifted, you're on top of the world
But when it's distant you miss it, a helpless little girl
You're takin money from your family cause your cold and desperate
With the money just a junkie but still you won't accept it
You won't slow down until you end up dead or get arrested
I'll give you my heart with the diamonds encrested
Another night that you try to go to sleep
My eyes drift to the sky I cry and I weep
That the thought of you, so cold and alone
The anger that it brings me is too much for a song
Cause I wish nothing more than for you to be okay
For my love to overcome, fuck i wish it everyday
As I begged and I begged until my integrity vanished
So many times I bleeded with you put me in a panic
I know that when you're done there will be nothing left
But a shell hellbent on cocaine and meth
All I ask of you now is that you take a fuckin step
Back to relax, understand and accept
That you are more important to me than my own life
I love you much more than the stars love the sky
I know that when you think of me you wish I'd fucking die
I know you lay alone in bed and ask God why
Well I can tell you this, that my life isn't the same
I wake up every morning with suicide on my brain
Angry at the fact that fate made things change
I lost my girl to the devil named cocaine
Lyrics submitted by whaterfjkld
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