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.
I thought the rains would never come here
To our valley in the sun
Looking back on days of ease
We would run, so young
And I didn't see this coming
'Til it was right around the bend
Again
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you badly
She don't like this feeling
It never lets her go
She wants to be summer
Too cold under the snow
He's convinced there's no reason
For making her sick, says
Treat me like the devil
Heal that little girl
Treats me like an angel fell upon the world
But she don't like the seasons, they're out of her control
Oh no, where can we go
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you badly
Yeah I need you badly
To hell with tomorrow it's out of my hand
I hold you up now when you're too damn tired to stand
I don't want to be like you, you don't want to be like me
We just want to run together through the darkness we can breathe
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you
She said
The rain is picking on me
The thing is, it always seemed to me
Been around the world but it's you I need
Now were running for our lives
And I need you badly
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
But I need you
She said
The rain is picking on me
The thing is, it always seemed to me
Been around the world but it's you I need
One by one and this ain't over 'til we're done
Well I got an angel on my shoulder
The devil made me colder
The iron made me bolder
And all I want is life now
All I felt was pain here
All I got is love now
All you need is me
And all I need is you
To our valley in the sun
Looking back on days of ease
We would run, so young
And I didn't see this coming
'Til it was right around the bend
Again
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you badly
She don't like this feeling
It never lets her go
She wants to be summer
Too cold under the snow
He's convinced there's no reason
For making her sick, says
Treat me like the devil
Heal that little girl
Treats me like an angel fell upon the world
But she don't like the seasons, they're out of her control
Oh no, where can we go
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you badly
Yeah I need you badly
To hell with tomorrow it's out of my hand
I hold you up now when you're too damn tired to stand
I don't want to be like you, you don't want to be like me
We just want to run together through the darkness we can breathe
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
And I need you
She said
The rain is picking on me
The thing is, it always seemed to me
Been around the world but it's you I need
Now were running for our lives
And I need you badly
You and me could just be crazy
Time ain't on our side
And I need you badly
Of all the others
You had to have me
And now we're running for our lives
But I need you
She said
The rain is picking on me
The thing is, it always seemed to me
Been around the world but it's you I need
One by one and this ain't over 'til we're done
Well I got an angel on my shoulder
The devil made me colder
The iron made me bolder
And all I want is life now
All I felt was pain here
All I got is love now
All you need is me
And all I need is you
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I think this is about a relationship going downhill, And how there is not much time as it could end any moment, but it doesn't matter what surroundings there are, he has to make it work and get over this wall.
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@JaCort16 to add to that, i have another thought that if it's not about a relationship, it's about a relationship where the woman gets sick, maybe cancer and there isn't much time and he just want to live the life to the fullest with the one she loves before it ends......the line the rain is picking on me, the thing is it always seemed to be, is amazing.
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