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.
Reaching out
But no one's ever reaching back
You're telling me your life is so hard
And you've got it bad
You don't know shit about this life
What it is like to be frustrated
Scraping just to get by
Hold it inside
Buried inside my mind
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy hear anyway
Nooses or needles, it doesn't matter
Whatever gets the job done faster
Just light the bullet on fire
Lock it, load it
I'll show you I'm not a liar
There's reasons people like me can't come out
Say what I need to without being singled out
Hold it inside
Buried inside my mind
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy here anyway
Better off alone
You can't help me
Better off alone
Was there something you could have done
You can't help me
No, there's nothing you could have done
Don't try and help me
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy here anyway
I'm better off all on my own
But no one's ever reaching back
You're telling me your life is so hard
And you've got it bad
You don't know shit about this life
What it is like to be frustrated
Scraping just to get by
Hold it inside
Buried inside my mind
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy hear anyway
Nooses or needles, it doesn't matter
Whatever gets the job done faster
Just light the bullet on fire
Lock it, load it
I'll show you I'm not a liar
There's reasons people like me can't come out
Say what I need to without being singled out
Hold it inside
Buried inside my mind
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy here anyway
Better off alone
You can't help me
Better off alone
Was there something you could have done
You can't help me
No, there's nothing you could have done
Don't try and help me
Am I the only one
Who wants to go down alone inside
There's nothing you could have done for me
So tell my friends when I'm gone
Don't ever shed a tear
I was never happy here anyway
I'm better off all on my own
Lyrics submitted by 7dust2451
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