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.
In those cold, cold moments
Waiting for that girl to come
Oh, she's the one
Got my hands deep in my pockets
Trying to keep out all the rain
She caused me such pain
But she's got me so
Lord, that girl drive me insane
In that far off distance
I can see the lights of town
It sure bring me down
No I miss them so
Lord, I can't stay here no more
Waiting for the dice to roll
Where I'm heading I don't know
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
I just hate to move on
From these cold, cold moments
Cold, cold moments
Getting time to get on board
Green Line coach take me somewhere warm
Don't look like she's gonna show
Where I'm heading I don't know, I don't know
Sha la la la, sha la la
Sha la la la, sha la la
Sha la la la, sha la la
In those cold, cold moments
Waiting for that girl to come
Oh, she's the one
Got my hands deep in my pockets
Trying to keep out of the rain
She caused me such pain
She's got me so
Lord, that girl got me insane
Yes, that's got me so
I just got to let it go
From these cold, cold moments
From these cold, cold moments
Waiting for that girl to come
Oh, she's the one
Got my hands deep in my pockets
Trying to keep out all the rain
She caused me such pain
But she's got me so
Lord, that girl drive me insane
In that far off distance
I can see the lights of town
It sure bring me down
No I miss them so
Lord, I can't stay here no more
Waiting for the dice to roll
Where I'm heading I don't know
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
I just hate to move on
From these cold, cold moments
Cold, cold moments
Getting time to get on board
Green Line coach take me somewhere warm
Don't look like she's gonna show
Where I'm heading I don't know, I don't know
Sha la la la, sha la la
Sha la la la, sha la la
Sha la la la, sha la la
In those cold, cold moments
Waiting for that girl to come
Oh, she's the one
Got my hands deep in my pockets
Trying to keep out of the rain
She caused me such pain
She's got me so
Lord, that girl got me insane
Yes, that's got me so
I just got to let it go
From these cold, cold moments
From these cold, cold moments
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Cold Moments Lyrics as written by Paul John Weller
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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