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.
Said you wanted to feel beautiful
And did I ever tell you differently?
I tried to give you all that you deserved
And never mind the things you said to me
Along the way I didn't say all the things I felt inside myself
You took away all that I thought was mine
And then you gave it all to someone else
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
And soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
Everybody told me I was crazy
But you told me to believe your lies
Guess I was sober, but now your love might save me
But I think I died a thousand times
I never knew this side of you
The side that I wish I had never seen
Soon enough I guess I would discover I had a lover could be so mean
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
Said you wanted to feel beautiful
And did I ever tell you differently?
I tried to give you all that you deserved
Never mind the things you said
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
And did I ever tell you differently?
I tried to give you all that you deserved
And never mind the things you said to me
Along the way I didn't say all the things I felt inside myself
You took away all that I thought was mine
And then you gave it all to someone else
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
And soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
Everybody told me I was crazy
But you told me to believe your lies
Guess I was sober, but now your love might save me
But I think I died a thousand times
I never knew this side of you
The side that I wish I had never seen
Soon enough I guess I would discover I had a lover could be so mean
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
Said you wanted to feel beautiful
And did I ever tell you differently?
I tried to give you all that you deserved
Never mind the things you said
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
You said you only wanted love
The love wasn't enough
So soon enough you said goodbye, goodbye
How weary am I to be?
Of all that I can see
And I can see your love was a lie
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Great song! Gotta love their ballads.
Sounds like a kind of follow-up to their powerful song - "She Don't Want The World"
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"They don't want her pity" "She's carried the broken" "she'll shine like a light in the dark" "And they know if they need her she made a promise to always be here"
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