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.
Eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, you never know.
Eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, you never know.
Eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh—ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
I was just a shorty wanna make some sound,
Never knew I heard it goin' round and round
So I learned to play a little bit of violin,
But most of all, I learned how to li-l-l-listen.
Round about thirteen, I got real bold.
Made a little tape, and that tape I sold.
Recorded in the basement of some shady guy,
So I had to tell him fuck you very much and buh-bye.
Then came (?), they really tried to sell it
You'll be rich and famous if you only make a record
That has a lot of fluff. And don't forget the hooks.
Babe, just stick with us, and they'll be writin' books.
Ah, I couldn't do it, so I headed for the coast.
Homeless and remote, I learned how to float.
And then I found my love, and the one I call my son.
We live love forever, it's only just begun.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Lost on a teenage sea, wound up in Tennessee,
Lost on a teenage sea, wound up in [Florence],
Free, I landed on my feet, thanks to beats.
Free, I landed on my feet, thanks to [Florence].
But here is something you were not told,
(?) cannot be pigeon-holed.
Divineness and Wells, the stories she cleverly tells,
Hillbillies versus the business of Beverly Hills.
Another concept we all must ponder,
Absence of genre makes the art grow fonder.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, you never know.
Eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, you never know.
Eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh eh eh, you never, never know.
Eh—ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
I was just a shorty wanna make some sound,
Never knew I heard it goin' round and round
So I learned to play a little bit of violin,
But most of all, I learned how to li-l-l-listen.
Round about thirteen, I got real bold.
Made a little tape, and that tape I sold.
Recorded in the basement of some shady guy,
So I had to tell him fuck you very much and buh-bye.
Then came (?), they really tried to sell it
You'll be rich and famous if you only make a record
That has a lot of fluff. And don't forget the hooks.
Babe, just stick with us, and they'll be writin' books.
Ah, I couldn't do it, so I headed for the coast.
Homeless and remote, I learned how to float.
And then I found my love, and the one I call my son.
We live love forever, it's only just begun.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Lost on a teenage sea, wound up in Tennessee,
Lost on a teenage sea, wound up in [Florence],
Free, I landed on my feet, thanks to beats.
Free, I landed on my feet, thanks to [Florence].
But here is something you were not told,
(?) cannot be pigeon-holed.
Divineness and Wells, the stories she cleverly tells,
Hillbillies versus the business of Beverly Hills.
Another concept we all must ponder,
Absence of genre makes the art grow fonder.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Ah ah, you never, never know.
Ah ah ah, you never, you never know.
Lyrics submitted by syrehneh
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