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.
Tooku e itte shimau mae ni tsutaenakya to omoinagara
Kyou mo sugiteyuku jikan
Waraiatte sukoshi muneitamete
Harukaze ga fuku yoru "Hanaretakunai naa" tte
Sonna koto wo omotte nanka yokei ienakunatte
"Ashita ne" tte sayonara shite
Hitori aruku namiki no shita de
Futo omou, yume no ato
Maiochiru hanabira hirahira
Kokoro no sukima surinuketeku
Sunao ni nannakya
Donna itami ga mata boku no kokoro osottemo
Tozasareta doa no mukougawa wo mi ni iku kara
Marude seihantai no futari
Demo nande darou issho ni iru to itsunomanika
Niteru tokoro fueta ne
Nante honto wa sukoshi maneshiatteta
Kimi ga naiteta yoru boku wa namida wo fuita
Kantan ni unazukiatte
Nigeru mirai ni ki ga tsuite
Kawaranai kimi wo mitsumete
Omoide wa oiteyukou to kimeta
Gomen mou saki ni iku yo
Maiochiru hanabira yurayura
Yureru kokoro tsunaidete
Wasurenai you ni
Harukaze ni yume to negai wo nose arukidasu
Nee, kao wo agete
Mata tonari de waraeru you ni
Daremo tsuyoku nante nainda yo
Hitori ja fuan da yo
Boku datte sou
Maiochiru hanabira hirahira
Kokoro no sukima surinuketeku
Sunao ni nannakya
Donna itami ga mata boku no kokoro osottemo
Wasurenai you ni
Harukaze ni yume to negai wo nose arukidasu
Shinjita mirai ga koko kara mata hajimaru you ni
Kyou mo sugiteyuku jikan
Waraiatte sukoshi muneitamete
Harukaze ga fuku yoru "Hanaretakunai naa" tte
Sonna koto wo omotte nanka yokei ienakunatte
"Ashita ne" tte sayonara shite
Hitori aruku namiki no shita de
Futo omou, yume no ato
Maiochiru hanabira hirahira
Kokoro no sukima surinuketeku
Sunao ni nannakya
Donna itami ga mata boku no kokoro osottemo
Tozasareta doa no mukougawa wo mi ni iku kara
Marude seihantai no futari
Demo nande darou issho ni iru to itsunomanika
Niteru tokoro fueta ne
Nante honto wa sukoshi maneshiatteta
Kimi ga naiteta yoru boku wa namida wo fuita
Kantan ni unazukiatte
Nigeru mirai ni ki ga tsuite
Kawaranai kimi wo mitsumete
Omoide wa oiteyukou to kimeta
Gomen mou saki ni iku yo
Maiochiru hanabira yurayura
Yureru kokoro tsunaidete
Wasurenai you ni
Harukaze ni yume to negai wo nose arukidasu
Nee, kao wo agete
Mata tonari de waraeru you ni
Daremo tsuyoku nante nainda yo
Hitori ja fuan da yo
Boku datte sou
Maiochiru hanabira hirahira
Kokoro no sukima surinuketeku
Sunao ni nannakya
Donna itami ga mata boku no kokoro osottemo
Wasurenai you ni
Harukaze ni yume to negai wo nose arukidasu
Shinjita mirai ga koko kara mata hajimaru you ni
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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