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.
We could never have won this
We were fighting blind
Now we all but conquered fate
So hate us and see if we mind
Washing of the dust
Like the first rains of the rainy season
And encircling rage and reason
We postponed our grieving
To have you here, to make you see
The wild hopes we hold - it's all over
What care for glory, what care for thee
By now you know, it's all over
To this house of stone we flock
Hiding like the snails between the reeds and rocks
And they'll be searching the valleys in vain
As we'll be waiting for the rain
A nation reborn, a lame shepherd
One must wait and go for the throat when hunting leopard
But now we're blinking back each tear
For there's no changing the balance of fear
We were fighting blind
Now we all but conquered fate
So hate us and see if we mind
Washing of the dust
Like the first rains of the rainy season
And encircling rage and reason
We postponed our grieving
To have you here, to make you see
The wild hopes we hold - it's all over
What care for glory, what care for thee
By now you know, it's all over
To this house of stone we flock
Hiding like the snails between the reeds and rocks
And they'll be searching the valleys in vain
As we'll be waiting for the rain
A nation reborn, a lame shepherd
One must wait and go for the throat when hunting leopard
But now we're blinking back each tear
For there's no changing the balance of fear
Lyrics submitted by Supernaut242
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