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.
Mystery man with your mystery smile
Come on tell me something I don't already know
I've been looking around
I've been chasing these channels of the information age
And I'm sick of this show
I've been waiting for so long
So Mr. wont you tell me whats going on
Cause now I am gone
Yes I am gone, long gone
Yes I'm gone
Don't care if I am right or wrong
Round we go, round we go, round we go in circles
I wonder what all the commotions about
Thieving and loving and waring and running
We're all just the same on this merry go round
I've been waiting for so long
So Mr. wont you tell me whats going on
Cause now I am gone
Yes I am gone, long gone
Yea I'm gone
Don't care if I am right or wrong
Come on tell me something I don't already know
I've been looking around
I've been chasing these channels of the information age
And I'm sick of this show
I've been waiting for so long
So Mr. wont you tell me whats going on
Cause now I am gone
Yes I am gone, long gone
Yes I'm gone
Don't care if I am right or wrong
Round we go, round we go, round we go in circles
I wonder what all the commotions about
Thieving and loving and waring and running
We're all just the same on this merry go round
I've been waiting for so long
So Mr. wont you tell me whats going on
Cause now I am gone
Yes I am gone, long gone
Yea I'm gone
Don't care if I am right or wrong
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i think that the mystery man is god, and the singer is a person questioning that there is a god because of all the evil in the world, and because his question isn't answered he stops caring and just moves away from religion...just my thought
I think you've got the right idea, (I don't know if JB believes in God), but I think he's just singing from a point of view that Christian's go through all the time, rather than turning away from religion completely. JB is saying through this song that he has acknowledged he needs a connection with God but it is so hard to keep this connection going, especially when he's living in a world where people are constantly trying to fill the 'God shaped hole' in their life with drugs, sex and alcohol (amongst 1000's of other things) in their pursuit of happiness. Just my opinion. <br /> <br /> Atheists, feel free to rip me to shreds with your alternative interpretation.