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 guess I gotta crawl before I can walk
I guess I gotta grow before we can talk
And I have the upper hand
I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better
You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter
I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far
Never thought it would be so hard
I never thought I would lose myself
But now I'm left with nothing else
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
I guess you gotta lose before you can listen
I guess you gotta choose to see what you're missing
I am a better man
I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better
You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter
I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far
Never thought it would be so hard
I never thought I would lose myself
But now I'm left with nothing else
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're predictable, cynical
I see it in your eyes
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
And I see what this does to you
I'm holding back like I've got something left to prove
You're so cliche
I can see it in your face
See it in myself
The rest is up to you
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're predictable, cynical
I see it in your eyes
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
I guess I gotta grow before we can talk
And I have the upper hand
I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better
You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter
I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far
Never thought it would be so hard
I never thought I would lose myself
But now I'm left with nothing else
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
I guess you gotta lose before you can listen
I guess you gotta choose to see what you're missing
I am a better man
I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better
You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter
I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far
Never thought it would be so hard
I never thought I would lose myself
But now I'm left with nothing else
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're predictable, cynical
I see it in your eyes
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
And I see what this does to you
I'm holding back like I've got something left to prove
You're so cliche
I can see it in your face
See it in myself
The rest is up to you
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
'Cause you're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're predictable, cynical
I see it in your eyes
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
You're so typical
You're so damn difficult
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
Typical Lyrics as written by Randy Craig Cantor Jodi Marr
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think it's about the "tipical" pretty girl who just like to play with boys cuz they never give you a definitive answer and like she is pretty is not easy for him let her go even knowing that she is playing with him, he just has to do it to get over her "i guess i gotta crawl before i can walk" but i don't know maybe it's just me cuz i gotta crawl before i can walk... I really hate have to do that knowing what's gonna happen but this stupid feeling...
I think it has to do with a relationship that went bad, now the girl doesn't understand why they can't still be friends and this is his way of saying that it really isn't that easy.
I believe these are the correct lyrics:
I guess I gotta crawl before I can walk I guess I gotta grow before we can talk And I have the upper hand I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far Never thought it would be so hard I never thought I would lose myself But now I'm left with nothing else
Cause you're so typical You're so damn typical You're so typical You're so damn typical
I guess you gotta lose before you can listen I guess you gotta choose to see what you're missing I am the better man I'm good at letting go but I'm getting better You're never gonna know but you'll get a letter I hope you understand
I never wanted it to go this far Never thought it would be so hard I never thought I would lose myself But now I'm left with nothing else
Cause you're so typical You're so damn typical You're so typical You're so damn typical You're predictable, cynical I see it in your eyes You're so typical You're so damn typical
And I see what this does to you I'm holding back like I've got something left to prove You're so cliche I can see it in your face See it in myself The rest is up to you (oh oh oh oh)
Cause you're so typical You're so damn typical Cause you're so typical You're so damn typical You're so typical You're so damn typical You're predictable, cynical I see it in your eyes You're so typical You're so damn typical You're so typical You're so damn typical
I think this song has to deal with a person that you really like but they just turn you away like everyone else. That person being "typical" as is spelled out in the song many times. You can predict what this person will do next and you will never be together with them.