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.
The sunset through the blinds reminds me of the time we met
You were like a ray of sunlight penetrating my apartment
As we walked down by the water I remember what you said
You said we had so much in common, you didn’t see it coming
Oh I was as surprised to find the love inside your eyes as you were to see mine
And our friends all laughed and we were warned
It was the calm before the storm that comes like it always does
Like it always does
Love of mine oh my how we have grown
We're different now
Don’t ever want to go back to being alone
It's different now
And I wouldn’t change a thing
I recall the times we spent down by the coffee shop
We would fight and you would cry, 'cause in those days I lied a lot
Tried to protect you from the truth, I had to learn that never worked
I couldn’t hide anything from you, couldn’t bare to see it hurt you
Oh I was so surprised to find forgiveness in your eyes
Undeserved, but love is blind
So we shared our hearts as we drove home
It was the calm before the storm that comes like it always does
After all the mistakes
It's different now
It seems our love never breaks
It's different now
And I wouldn’t change a thing
You were like a ray of sunlight penetrating my apartment
As we walked down by the water I remember what you said
You said we had so much in common, you didn’t see it coming
Oh I was as surprised to find the love inside your eyes as you were to see mine
And our friends all laughed and we were warned
It was the calm before the storm that comes like it always does
Like it always does
Love of mine oh my how we have grown
We're different now
Don’t ever want to go back to being alone
It's different now
And I wouldn’t change a thing
I recall the times we spent down by the coffee shop
We would fight and you would cry, 'cause in those days I lied a lot
Tried to protect you from the truth, I had to learn that never worked
I couldn’t hide anything from you, couldn’t bare to see it hurt you
Oh I was so surprised to find forgiveness in your eyes
Undeserved, but love is blind
So we shared our hearts as we drove home
It was the calm before the storm that comes like it always does
After all the mistakes
It's different now
It seems our love never breaks
It's different now
And I wouldn’t change a thing
Lyrics submitted by PurpleDee
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it's simple. this song is about finding the best thing. you're true love. great song off the album. i am recently engaged and this song hits the spot.