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.
The future of the future will still contain the past
Time goes slow and time goes fast
I can feel you looking back at me
To see how I've done
What is it inside you that makes you want to be my god
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
The future of the future will still repeat today
Time goes fast and fades away
And you say think of the old days
We could have them back again
Well I thought about the old days
They'd go bad like they did then
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
The future of the future will still contain tonight
The passage of day the passage of light
I'm not going home again
Tomorrow will never come
I'm not going home again
Tomorrow will never come
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
Do you see those roads, these skies?
What ya gonna do about me now?
(Repeat 8x)
It's so bright tonight
Time goes slow and time goes fast
I can feel you looking back at me
To see how I've done
What is it inside you that makes you want to be my god
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
The future of the future will still repeat today
Time goes fast and fades away
And you say think of the old days
We could have them back again
Well I thought about the old days
They'd go bad like they did then
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
The future of the future will still contain tonight
The passage of day the passage of light
I'm not going home again
Tomorrow will never come
I'm not going home again
Tomorrow will never come
Well it's so bright tonight
It's so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
Do you see those roads, these skies?
What ya gonna do about me now?
(Repeat 8x)
It's so bright tonight
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The Future of the Future Lyrics as written by Deep Dish Ben Watt
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