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.
Where do you see yourself when everything goes wrong?
At the bottom of the barrel that's when you must be strong
With chaos all around you, you feel like checking out
Your life is dark and crowded, your mind is full of doubt
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
Keep strong, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
You ever feel downhearted, your life is in a rut
Your brain is overloaded and everything just sucks
You hope for something better, you're waiting for a gun
There's people all around but no one says a word
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
Keep strong, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
Change it all, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
The time's out, don't sit around
When everything has got you down, the time is right
It's up to you, there's no excuse, just struggle on
And make it through and save your fucking life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
At the bottom of the barrel that's when you must be strong
With chaos all around you, you feel like checking out
Your life is dark and crowded, your mind is full of doubt
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
Keep strong, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
You ever feel downhearted, your life is in a rut
Your brain is overloaded and everything just sucks
You hope for something better, you're waiting for a gun
There's people all around but no one says a word
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
Keep strong, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
Change it all, it's up to you, you gotta try
And make it through and save your life
Can't you see it's got to be, you gotta somehow try to
Make a difference in your life
The time's out, don't sit around
When everything has got you down, the time is right
It's up to you, there's no excuse, just struggle on
And make it through and save your fucking life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Stay strong and carry on
You're only thing that matters, just keep on moving on
Stay strong and carry on
The only thing that matters is your life
Just keep on moving on
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Keep Moving On Lyrics as written by Jim Lindberg Byron Mcmackin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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