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 been bruised, I been used
I been beaten upon black and blue
And I, assumed that I'd been the fool
And it's made me mean, made me cruel
Made me just the same as you
I did things I shouldn't do
Done things to make it through
While making up excuses to
Just get ahead, get along
Get some more, get some fun
Gettin' scared of gettin' none
While lookin' after number one
I gotta get ahead or get none
Gotta get it all and then some
Gotta look how far I come
Lived so fast, died so young
I'm chokin' this smoke has got
So thick and I can't cope
And it's so bad I'm almost broke
And I gone way beyond all hope
And I can't breath, I can't see
I can't be too good for me
And I can't seem to find my feet now
Somebody help me please
Sunshine
Show me the sunshine
Sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky, yeah
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(I wanna see the sunshine, yeah)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
I been beaten upon black and blue
And I, assumed that I'd been the fool
And it's made me mean, made me cruel
Made me just the same as you
I did things I shouldn't do
Done things to make it through
While making up excuses to
Just get ahead, get along
Get some more, get some fun
Gettin' scared of gettin' none
While lookin' after number one
I gotta get ahead or get none
Gotta get it all and then some
Gotta look how far I come
Lived so fast, died so young
I'm chokin' this smoke has got
So thick and I can't cope
And it's so bad I'm almost broke
And I gone way beyond all hope
And I can't breath, I can't see
I can't be too good for me
And I can't seem to find my feet now
Somebody help me please
Sunshine
Show me the sunshine
Sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Come back to me)
I wanna see the blue sky, yeah
(I wanna see the blue sky)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
I wanna see the blue sky
(I wanna see the blue sky)
(Come back to me)
Show me the sunshine
(Show me the sunshine)
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(I wanna see the sunshine, yeah)
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
Sunshine, sunshine
(Come back to me)
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