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.
I'm coming home to an empty room
My head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon
There was a time when I had it all
I can still remember but I'm barely hanging on
So tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
'Cause life's just not the same since you've been gone
I never should have let you go
'Cause I'm falling to pieces
I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away
And I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
What's on you're mind and tell me what do you see
And tell me who you think of when you just can't fall asleep
And all the things I took for granted moments gone forever wasted
All the stupid things I did I'd take them back
So tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
'Cause I'm just not the same since you've been gone
I never should have let you go
'Cause I'm falling to pieces
And I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away
And I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
And now every single day that I spend without you
Getting through the night is the hardest thing to do
Since you walked away
I guess you'll never know what its like to miss you
I try to get a grip put my life back into place its not the same
I'm coming home to an empty room
My head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon
'Cause I'm falling to pieces I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away and I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
I'm never gonna let you go
I never should have let you go
I'm never gonna let you go
I never should have let you go
My head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon
There was a time when I had it all
I can still remember but I'm barely hanging on
So tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
'Cause life's just not the same since you've been gone
I never should have let you go
'Cause I'm falling to pieces
I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away
And I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
What's on you're mind and tell me what do you see
And tell me who you think of when you just can't fall asleep
And all the things I took for granted moments gone forever wasted
All the stupid things I did I'd take them back
So tell me what to do to make you change you're mind
I wish that I could find a way to turn back time
'Cause I'm just not the same since you've been gone
I never should have let you go
'Cause I'm falling to pieces
And I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away
And I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
And now every single day that I spend without you
Getting through the night is the hardest thing to do
Since you walked away
I guess you'll never know what its like to miss you
I try to get a grip put my life back into place its not the same
I'm coming home to an empty room
My head is spinning on a Sunday afternoon
'Cause I'm falling to pieces I just wanna let you know
That I can't keep pretending
I never should have let you go
You're so far away and I just can't live without you
I just can't breathe without you
I never should have let you go
I'm never gonna let you go
I never should have let you go
I'm never gonna let you go
I never should have let you go
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Never Should Have Let You Go Lyrics as written by Charles-andre Comeau Pierre Bouvier
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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