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.
What’s a fight with the right to keep it clean
What’s to hung(?) from an angle of defeat
With every sip we live outside our means
Think we’ll all go gray and go to sleep
Go gray and go to sleep
Sell a tale at a price we can agree
What’s to hum(?) in charging for what’s free
Look around what’s to stop them from belief
Put your arms away where they can never reach
Oh where they can never reach
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
You’ll wait for hours until they
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
You’ll wait for hours until they
I fan the flames until they
We’ve only hours til all is said and done
Never cast a shadow in your life
Fell asleep for longer then we like
Seemed to pass the same moon every night
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of
Meet you outside the cemetery
Take your time boy I’m in no hurry
Came across all the swords you buried
Tell me what it’s like to never worry
Tell me what it’s like to never worry
The water spilt and it’s driven up the grain
Crack a smile hope it slips into the vein
Different words but I’m sure we mean the same
So we’ll say when we’re carving up the blame
And we’ve all run out of names
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
They’ll wait for hours until they
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
I fan the flames until they
They’ll wait for hours until they
I’ll fan the flames until they’re fed
Oh until they’re fed
What’s to hung(?) from an angle of defeat
With every sip we live outside our means
Think we’ll all go gray and go to sleep
Go gray and go to sleep
Sell a tale at a price we can agree
What’s to hum(?) in charging for what’s free
Look around what’s to stop them from belief
Put your arms away where they can never reach
Oh where they can never reach
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
You’ll wait for hours until they
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
You’ll wait for hours until they
I fan the flames until they
We’ve only hours til all is said and done
Never cast a shadow in your life
Fell asleep for longer then we like
Seemed to pass the same moon every night
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of light
It’s only bright enough to show a lack of
Meet you outside the cemetery
Take your time boy I’m in no hurry
Came across all the swords you buried
Tell me what it’s like to never worry
Tell me what it’s like to never worry
The water spilt and it’s driven up the grain
Crack a smile hope it slips into the vein
Different words but I’m sure we mean the same
So we’ll say when we’re carving up the blame
And we’ve all run out of names
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
They’ll wait for hours until they
What ghost is rattling your front porch
Can’t tell what’s golden upon his head
I know you’ll offer up the full cost
I fan the flames until they
They’ll wait for hours until they
I’ll fan the flames until they’re fed
Oh until they’re fed
Lyrics submitted by thatisawkward
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