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.
It's pretty hard to remember
How it felt back then
The sun never shines twice on the same skin
Kid you think that you're climbing
But you're just pulling down
You need so many things to walk around
Twenty days in December
Was all it took to decide
To kill the thing we'd cared to keep alive
Her body broke every daybreak
Spine ripped as she rose
She's probaly still in some sick bed somewhere
Complaining about the pain I suppose
Oh and man what a drag
To be burdened with a bag
Of the brittle little bones of the dreams you had
When you find out
You'll never have it as good
As the nothing you've had
You're pretty good at forgiving
What hasn't happend yet
I said, "knock knock"
(You)"Who's there?"
Who's there?!
You said you'd NEVER forget
The only thing that you're sure of
Is that you just can't decide
One day you're finally gonna fail at fooling yourself
That you're living some kind of life
And you know that it's a lie
Oh and man what a drag
To be burdened with a bag
Of the brittle little bones of the dreams you had
When you find out
You'll never have it as good
As the nothing you've had
Oh and I do not believe
And I laugh as I grieve
And I blow out those bodies breathed in off the breeze
That Fall
When our friends fell as fast as the leaves
And it's your Summer of Fear
Might last a month, day, a week
Or a whole damn year
Can you feel it drawing near?
In every port on every pier
Whispered in your ear
Can you hear it as you crawl?
Over writing on the wall
In every curtain every call
In your dormitory hall
Where all in is all in all
All in all is all in all is all in all in all is all is all in all
You're pretty good at forgiving
What hasn't happend yet
I said, "knock knock"
(You)"Who's there?"
Who's there?!
You said you'd never forget.
How it felt back then
The sun never shines twice on the same skin
Kid you think that you're climbing
But you're just pulling down
You need so many things to walk around
Twenty days in December
Was all it took to decide
To kill the thing we'd cared to keep alive
Her body broke every daybreak
Spine ripped as she rose
She's probaly still in some sick bed somewhere
Complaining about the pain I suppose
Oh and man what a drag
To be burdened with a bag
Of the brittle little bones of the dreams you had
When you find out
You'll never have it as good
As the nothing you've had
You're pretty good at forgiving
What hasn't happend yet
I said, "knock knock"
(You)"Who's there?"
Who's there?!
You said you'd NEVER forget
The only thing that you're sure of
Is that you just can't decide
One day you're finally gonna fail at fooling yourself
That you're living some kind of life
And you know that it's a lie
Oh and man what a drag
To be burdened with a bag
Of the brittle little bones of the dreams you had
When you find out
You'll never have it as good
As the nothing you've had
Oh and I do not believe
And I laugh as I grieve
And I blow out those bodies breathed in off the breeze
That Fall
When our friends fell as fast as the leaves
And it's your Summer of Fear
Might last a month, day, a week
Or a whole damn year
Can you feel it drawing near?
In every port on every pier
Whispered in your ear
Can you hear it as you crawl?
Over writing on the wall
In every curtain every call
In your dormitory hall
Where all in is all in all
All in all is all in all is all in all in all is all is all in all
You're pretty good at forgiving
What hasn't happend yet
I said, "knock knock"
(You)"Who's there?"
Who's there?!
You said you'd never forget.
Lyrics submitted by xbxfrk6, edited by CommentGuy
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