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.
It was the hardest ground that I had ever walked on
And just like everybody I kept on walking on
There was a man in the park and he was lying down
Oh he could have been dead oh he could have been dead
But just like everybody I kept on walking on
Pretend not to notice the body on the lawn
Could have gotten up when I had gone
And just like everybody he could've kept walking on
Walking on
He could've kept on walking on
And I thought to myself
There was probably something I should have done
And I still walk with the fire
It's not the one that's burning inside her
And she came to me on pages in stolen stationary
And she told me that she was sorry
That this was some strange irony
That we got so astranged
Yet ended up in the exact same place
The exact same place
Ended up in the exact same place
And I just wanted to say that
I only wanted to be like you because
Sister I admired you
And you gave up and said
You know I'm sorry for everything I've done
Sometimes I don't want to see my friends
And it don't have to mean anything
Feel the slow acceleration feel the
Heavy implications of
Skin on skin and did you
Notice it when you
Grew into me like I grew into you
and I surrendederred my loneliness to you
And you said something along the lines of 'I love you'
And I probably took it the wrong way, always
And you came back and said
I was looking for a reason to leave
And it's you
And it's you
And just like everybody I kept on walking on
There was a man in the park and he was lying down
Oh he could have been dead oh he could have been dead
But just like everybody I kept on walking on
Pretend not to notice the body on the lawn
Could have gotten up when I had gone
And just like everybody he could've kept walking on
Walking on
He could've kept on walking on
And I thought to myself
There was probably something I should have done
And I still walk with the fire
It's not the one that's burning inside her
And she came to me on pages in stolen stationary
And she told me that she was sorry
That this was some strange irony
That we got so astranged
Yet ended up in the exact same place
The exact same place
Ended up in the exact same place
And I just wanted to say that
I only wanted to be like you because
Sister I admired you
And you gave up and said
You know I'm sorry for everything I've done
Sometimes I don't want to see my friends
And it don't have to mean anything
Feel the slow acceleration feel the
Heavy implications of
Skin on skin and did you
Notice it when you
Grew into me like I grew into you
and I surrendederred my loneliness to you
And you said something along the lines of 'I love you'
And I probably took it the wrong way, always
And you came back and said
I was looking for a reason to leave
And it's you
And it's you
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