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.
She said let's get out of this town
Drive out of the city
Away from the crowds
I thought heaven can't help me now
Nothing lasts forever
But this is gonna take me down
She's so tall, and handsome as hell
She's so bad but she does it so well
I can see the end as it begins my one condition is
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Your wildest dreams (Ah ah)
I said no one has to know what we do
Her hands are in my hair, clothes are in my room
Her voice is a familiar sound, nothing lasts forever
But this is getting good now
She's so tall, and handsome as hell
She's so bad but she does it so well
And when we've had our very last kiss
But my last request it is
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset baby
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Wildest dreams (Ah ah)
You see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night
Burn it down
Some day when you leave me
That all these memories will follow you around
Will follow you around, 'round, ooh
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset baby
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Your wildest dreams
Say you'll remember me
Say that you'll remember me
Drive out of the city
Away from the crowds
I thought heaven can't help me now
Nothing lasts forever
But this is gonna take me down
She's so tall, and handsome as hell
She's so bad but she does it so well
I can see the end as it begins my one condition is
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Your wildest dreams (Ah ah)
I said no one has to know what we do
Her hands are in my hair, clothes are in my room
Her voice is a familiar sound, nothing lasts forever
But this is getting good now
She's so tall, and handsome as hell
She's so bad but she does it so well
And when we've had our very last kiss
But my last request it is
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset baby
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Wildest dreams (Ah ah)
You see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night
Burn it down
Some day when you leave me
That all these memories will follow you around
Will follow you around, 'round, ooh
Say you'll remember me
Standing in your nice dress, staring at the sunset baby
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams
Your wildest dreams
Say you'll remember me
Say that you'll remember me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Wildest Dreams Lyrics as written by Johan Karl Schuster Max Martin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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