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 used to walk down every road, holding out a golden key
And I would search the heart of everyone, I was hoping was right for me
And I was searching for a treasure to fill me deep inside
I was searching for a life time friend to walk right by my side
You know how that goes
One day I grew so weary, I could not take another step
I sat upon the roadside, hung my head and wept
And then suddenly I heard a voice come from deep within
And as I listened to the sound I found I was lifted by the wind
It said, you've always had a treasure living deep inside your soul
And you've always had a life time friend and now it's time you know
That the love was only waiting for your signal to begin
But the golden key you were holding out, you were always holding in
I used to walk down every single road, yeah
I used to walk, I used to walk down
I used to walk down every road
I used to hold, I used to hold on
[Incomprehensible] golden key
I used to think I had to hold on, yeah
I used to walk down every road
And I would search the heart of everyone, I was hoping was right for me
And I was searching for a treasure to fill me deep inside
I was searching for a life time friend to walk right by my side
You know how that goes
One day I grew so weary, I could not take another step
I sat upon the roadside, hung my head and wept
And then suddenly I heard a voice come from deep within
And as I listened to the sound I found I was lifted by the wind
It said, you've always had a treasure living deep inside your soul
And you've always had a life time friend and now it's time you know
That the love was only waiting for your signal to begin
But the golden key you were holding out, you were always holding in
I used to walk down every single road, yeah
I used to walk, I used to walk down
I used to walk down every road
I used to hold, I used to hold on
[Incomprehensible] golden key
I used to think I had to hold on, yeah
I used to walk down every road
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Golden Key Lyrics as written by Gail Vail David Wilcox
Lyrics © SOROKA MUSIC LTD.
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