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 don’t know who I thought I was
I guess I tried to love you
Because I thought I could afford
To take the risk and take a chance
I do not know who I thought I was fooling
Must have felt invincible in your arms
Like I could take the whole world on
But it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
If I believe that you’re deceiving me
If I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
I’d wish that I could make you see
Clearly that it’s not to me
Cause you will not be swayed by me
You made it clear you must be free
I would have sacrificed for you
I would have been so loyal and so true
I guess this precious can't
be offered up by fools
But it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
If I believe that you’re deceiving me
If I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
What’s done is done
I cannot change the way I feel
And what’s more I am certain
That I don’t regret a single thing
But sometimes I really miss your sweet, sweet love
I’d wish that I’d wake up and
This would all be just a dream
Yes it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
I believe that you’re deceiving me
I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
I guess I tried to love you
Because I thought I could afford
To take the risk and take a chance
I do not know who I thought I was fooling
Must have felt invincible in your arms
Like I could take the whole world on
But it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
If I believe that you’re deceiving me
If I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
I’d wish that I could make you see
Clearly that it’s not to me
Cause you will not be swayed by me
You made it clear you must be free
I would have sacrificed for you
I would have been so loyal and so true
I guess this precious can't
be offered up by fools
But it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
If I believe that you’re deceiving me
If I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
What’s done is done
I cannot change the way I feel
And what’s more I am certain
That I don’t regret a single thing
But sometimes I really miss your sweet, sweet love
I’d wish that I’d wake up and
This would all be just a dream
Yes it’s easier for me
to believe that you are lying to me
When you say you love me
And when you say you need me
Yes it’s easier for me to walk away
And get on with my life
I believe that you’re deceiving me
I believe that you’d be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Be leaving me one day
Lyrics submitted by middledistancerunner
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