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.
You like to drive me crazy
Admit it, baby
Don't you lie
You swore up and down
This time around you'll learn to compromise
And I never thought you'd lie right through your eyes
Through your eyes
And just
Run away from everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
About myself
It's so hard to be away from
The one you love
Or so you thought
You dealt us a deck of cards
Straight to my heart
And you folded a royal flush
And I would have done anything for us
Oh, for us
But you just
Run away from everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
You took a knife to the thick of the problem
You pushed it in and turned
Trying to solve them
This scar you left
Is a constant reminder
Just how good that we should have been
Had you shown me love
Please show me love
You run away from
From everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
That's all I'll ever know about myself
Admit it, baby
Don't you lie
You swore up and down
This time around you'll learn to compromise
And I never thought you'd lie right through your eyes
Through your eyes
And just
Run away from everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
About myself
It's so hard to be away from
The one you love
Or so you thought
You dealt us a deck of cards
Straight to my heart
And you folded a royal flush
And I would have done anything for us
Oh, for us
But you just
Run away from everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
You took a knife to the thick of the problem
You pushed it in and turned
Trying to solve them
This scar you left
Is a constant reminder
Just how good that we should have been
Had you shown me love
Please show me love
You run away from
From everything
It's all you've ever known about yourself
You just run away
Making the same mistakes
It's hard to love when I've been stuck in hell
And that's all I'll ever know about myself
That's all I'll ever know about myself
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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