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.
Dear Lord, i come to you a humble man
Asking your forgiveness for all my sins i have commited throughout my
life
And lord, i ask of you one more thing
Have mercy on the souls of my enemies, for they not know what they
do
As we proceed, chapter two
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Ooooh
CHORUS
I know it gets hard for us sometimes
And i know we can't stop living this life
I know it gets harde everyday
And i know we can't stop living this way
Sometimes i would say, there's got to be another way
I don't know if i wanna live my life like this for each and everyday
But now i know that i've got to stay
Even though it gets hard, i've come this far
And i can't live my life no other way
REPEAT CHORUS
I tried to figure out if there was another path for me
'Cause all of these ups and downs and in's and out's be kinda stressin'
me
But i could never see myself living like no one else
Living like nothing less, it's hard to tell but damn i know this life too
well
Sometimes people just don't know (They don't know)
What they know and what to follow (Oh)
Even when it don't seem right (Doesn't seem right)
Give up buddy, live your life (Oh)
REPEAT CHORUS
Oooh Oooh, Oooh
Oooh Oooh, Oooh, Oooh
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
Living life this way, ah hey
Yeh, all my people's, living their everyday lives
Sometimes you gonna have ups, sometimes you gonna have downs
Fight through that ya'll, keep pushing
Don't ever stop pushing ya'll
Don't ever stop believing, take the good with the bad
Y'know, it's gonna be aight, and i mean it!
Ha, Ashanti, IG, this message brought to you by Murder INC
Asking your forgiveness for all my sins i have commited throughout my
life
And lord, i ask of you one more thing
Have mercy on the souls of my enemies, for they not know what they
do
As we proceed, chapter two
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Ooooh
CHORUS
I know it gets hard for us sometimes
And i know we can't stop living this life
I know it gets harde everyday
And i know we can't stop living this way
Sometimes i would say, there's got to be another way
I don't know if i wanna live my life like this for each and everyday
But now i know that i've got to stay
Even though it gets hard, i've come this far
And i can't live my life no other way
REPEAT CHORUS
I tried to figure out if there was another path for me
'Cause all of these ups and downs and in's and out's be kinda stressin'
me
But i could never see myself living like no one else
Living like nothing less, it's hard to tell but damn i know this life too
well
Sometimes people just don't know (They don't know)
What they know and what to follow (Oh)
Even when it don't seem right (Doesn't seem right)
Give up buddy, live your life (Oh)
REPEAT CHORUS
Oooh Oooh, Oooh
Oooh Oooh, Oooh, Oooh
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
Living life this way, ah hey
Yeh, all my people's, living their everyday lives
Sometimes you gonna have ups, sometimes you gonna have downs
Fight through that ya'll, keep pushing
Don't ever stop pushing ya'll
Don't ever stop believing, take the good with the bad
Y'know, it's gonna be aight, and i mean it!
Ha, Ashanti, IG, this message brought to you by Murder INC
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I Know Lyrics as written by Molly Dean Graham O'brien
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