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.
Six weeks since I've been away
And now you're saying everything has changed
And I'm afraid that I might be losing you
And every night that we spend alone
Kills me thinking of you on your own
And I wish that I was back home next to you
Oh everyday you feel a little bit further away
And I don't know what to say
Are we wasting time talking on a broken line?
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
Late night calls and another text
Is this as good as we're gonna get?
Another timezone taking me away from you
Living dreams in fluorescent lights
While you and I are running out of time
But you know that I'll always wait for you
Oh everyday you feel a little bit further away
And I don't know what to say
Are we wasting time talking on a broken line
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
On the phone I can tell that you wanna move on
Through the tears,
I can hear that I shouldn't have gone
Every day, gets harder to stay away from you
So tell me are we wasting time talking on a broken line?
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
Wasting time talking on a broken line
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night, I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
6 months since I went away
I didn't know everything has changed
But tomorrow I'll be coming back to you
And now you're saying everything has changed
And I'm afraid that I might be losing you
And every night that we spend alone
Kills me thinking of you on your own
And I wish that I was back home next to you
Oh everyday you feel a little bit further away
And I don't know what to say
Are we wasting time talking on a broken line?
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
Late night calls and another text
Is this as good as we're gonna get?
Another timezone taking me away from you
Living dreams in fluorescent lights
While you and I are running out of time
But you know that I'll always wait for you
Oh everyday you feel a little bit further away
And I don't know what to say
Are we wasting time talking on a broken line
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
On the phone I can tell that you wanna move on
Through the tears,
I can hear that I shouldn't have gone
Every day, gets harder to stay away from you
So tell me are we wasting time talking on a broken line?
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
Wasting time talking on a broken line
Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages
I feel like we're as close as strangers
I won't give up even though it hurts so much
Every night, I'm losing you in a thousand faces
Now it feels we're as close as strangers
6 months since I went away
I didn't know everything has changed
But tomorrow I'll be coming back to you
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96
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calum's voice sooths me
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