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.
Feet, don't fail me now,
Take me to the finish line.
Oh my heart, it breaks
Every step I take,
But I'm hoping that the gates,
They'll tell me that you're mine.
Walking through the city streets;
Is it by mistake or design?
I feel so alone on a Friday night.
Can you make me feel like home,
If I tell you you're mine?
It's like I told you honey:
Don't make me sad,
Don't make me cry.
Sometimes love is not enough
The road gets tough,
I don't know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
Take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain,
You like your boys insane.
Choose your last words,
This is the last time,
'Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
Lost but now I am found.
I can see, once I was blind.
I was so confused as a little child,
Trying to take what I could find,
Scared that I couldn't find
All the answers, honey.
Don't make me sad,
Don't make me cry,
Sometimes love is not enough,
The road gets tough,
I don't know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high.
The road is long, we carry on,
Try to have fun in the meantime.
Take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain,
Like your boys insane.
Choose your last words,
This is the last time,
'Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
Born to die...
Take a walk on the wild side...
We were born,
Born to die.
Kiss me hard in the pouring rain,
Cause you and I
Were born to die.
Let's go get high,
Kiss me hard in the pouring rain,
Like your boys insane
Cause you and I,
Were born to die
Born...
Born...
Cause you and I
were born to...
Die...
Take me to the finish line.
Oh my heart, it breaks
Every step I take,
But I'm hoping that the gates,
They'll tell me that you're mine.
Walking through the city streets;
Is it by mistake or design?
I feel so alone on a Friday night.
Can you make me feel like home,
If I tell you you're mine?
It's like I told you honey:
Don't make me sad,
Don't make me cry.
Sometimes love is not enough
The road gets tough,
I don't know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
Take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain,
You like your boys insane.
Choose your last words,
This is the last time,
'Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
Lost but now I am found.
I can see, once I was blind.
I was so confused as a little child,
Trying to take what I could find,
Scared that I couldn't find
All the answers, honey.
Don't make me sad,
Don't make me cry,
Sometimes love is not enough,
The road gets tough,
I don't know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high.
The road is long, we carry on,
Try to have fun in the meantime.
Take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain,
Like your boys insane.
Choose your last words,
This is the last time,
'Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
Born to die...
Take a walk on the wild side...
We were born,
Born to die.
Kiss me hard in the pouring rain,
Cause you and I
Were born to die.
Let's go get high,
Kiss me hard in the pouring rain,
Like your boys insane
Cause you and I,
Were born to die
Born...
Born...
Cause you and I
were born to...
Die...
Lyrics submitted by StrangeDisease
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Great version of a great song,
i think this song is about how everyone dies and death is inevitable
Funny,
I just read so many thoughts and meanings, passing by God to real love ... And so much more..
U see it? We can understand the music but it's according to our mood and our way to see things, that we can take the meaning we want.
When I first ear it, i do believe it's like a crush, a desire she just succumbed to.
"Feet dont fail me now.." - Please, give me the corage to continue, since i've come this way so far..
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I do, I do believe it's a song that i can relate with an affair. She already told she like's her man older... =) So, why not a kinda cheatting song? Maybe it's my mood, my dark way to see things, but i do believe i can relate her song to something i'm feeling.. I know it's wrong, but we were meant to be, i used to mix all things up "I can see, but once I was blind/ I was so confused as a little child" But now, i can see things like they are. Until it makes us happies we dont need to do nothing.. 'cause we're born to die!
Sorry for my mistakes, I'm portuguese*
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