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.
Got your voicemail
Can you call me at a hotel?
There's something
That's weighing heavy on my heart
And heavy on my chest
I'm a long night, you're the morning
I annoy you and you bore me
And it's hard enough to make it through a road that's already a mess
All the good time we'll be just fine
Either way we need to be happy
Tell me, is this thing on?
How do we keep it true?
How do I keep you real to me, into me?
Without it faking it, too
What do we have to try?
When everything is too loose
'Cause it always is just me and you
That's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
And I want you to want me like the first time you saw me
I know it's ten years on but in my head we're still young and dumb
It is so hard to let go and replace you
I still love you
I just wanna find the thing in me that made me think this was the one
All the good time, we'll be just fine
Either way we need to be happy
Tell me, is this thing on?
How do we keep it true?
How do I keep you real to me, into me?
Without it faking it, too
What do we have to try?
When everything is too loose
'Cause it always is just me and you
That's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
It's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
Can you call me at a hotel?
There's something
That's weighing heavy on my heart
And heavy on my chest
I'm a long night, you're the morning
I annoy you and you bore me
And it's hard enough to make it through a road that's already a mess
All the good time we'll be just fine
Either way we need to be happy
Tell me, is this thing on?
How do we keep it true?
How do I keep you real to me, into me?
Without it faking it, too
What do we have to try?
When everything is too loose
'Cause it always is just me and you
That's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
And I want you to want me like the first time you saw me
I know it's ten years on but in my head we're still young and dumb
It is so hard to let go and replace you
I still love you
I just wanna find the thing in me that made me think this was the one
All the good time, we'll be just fine
Either way we need to be happy
Tell me, is this thing on?
How do we keep it true?
How do I keep you real to me, into me?
Without it faking it, too
What do we have to try?
When everything is too loose
'Cause it always is just me and you
That's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
It's the hardest thing, the hardest thing to do
Lyrics submitted by martniksan, edited by defunct32
Is This Thing On? Lyrics as written by Jake Sinclair Alecia Moore
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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