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.
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
Oh, I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
There are times when the moon
Shines in my eyes and haunts my mind
And I can't sleep a wink
And I really don't want to think
There are times when I feel
If I sleep I'll die
But I dare not cry
And I run from my tears
And I fight them back with my fears
But I am not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
And I feel so alone
For although you care
No one else can share
It's my own misery
In the end it's all up to me
And I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
And I watch you sleeping soundly
So peacefully unaware
And your breath is soothing to me
And it's good to know you're there
Oh, there
Then the morning comes
With it's golden light
And I feel alright
And my heart beats again
But the night is not my friend
But I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
No, I'm not gonna give into it
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
No no, no no
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give into it
Never give in, whoa
Never give in, whoa
Never give in, whoa
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in, whoa
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give into it
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
Oh, I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
There are times when the moon
Shines in my eyes and haunts my mind
And I can't sleep a wink
And I really don't want to think
There are times when I feel
If I sleep I'll die
But I dare not cry
And I run from my tears
And I fight them back with my fears
But I am not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
And I feel so alone
For although you care
No one else can share
It's my own misery
In the end it's all up to me
And I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
And I watch you sleeping soundly
So peacefully unaware
And your breath is soothing to me
And it's good to know you're there
Oh, there
Then the morning comes
With it's golden light
And I feel alright
And my heart beats again
But the night is not my friend
But I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it, no
I'm not gonna give into it
No, I'm not gonna give into it
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
I'm not gonna give into it
I'm not gonna give into it, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir, no no
No me voy a rendir
No no, no no
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give into it
Never give in, whoa
Never give in, whoa
Never give in, whoa
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give in, whoa
Never give into it
Never give in
Never give into it
Never give into it
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Not Gonna Give into It [Remastered 2021] Lyrics as written by Olivia Newton John
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