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.
Not to catch you by surprise
Everything is fine but I want you here
In slow time
If you're not gonna cry then I'll do it for you
Here I go
Take a lap around the yard 'cause I need it
Did you notice what is broken back there
Did you notice
Hardly
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
I'll settle down
You're still around
We were friends back then and we will be now
No excuses
There's a line to cross and we haven't touched it
I don't love it but we're happy and we're better off
Right?
Right
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
Fall
There to catch you when you
Fall
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
This isn't the end of a horrible, tattered love
It just needs some patching up
A couple of wounded ducks separated from the pond
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
Everything is fine but I want you here
In slow time
If you're not gonna cry then I'll do it for you
Here I go
Take a lap around the yard 'cause I need it
Did you notice what is broken back there
Did you notice
Hardly
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
I'll settle down
You're still around
We were friends back then and we will be now
No excuses
There's a line to cross and we haven't touched it
I don't love it but we're happy and we're better off
Right?
Right
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
Fall
There to catch you when you
Fall
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
Not to catch you by surprise
But we're in it
This isn't the end of a horrible, tattered love
It just needs some patching up
A couple of wounded ducks separated from the pond
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me
A problem with anything
Two years is a pretty good feat considering everything
I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all
Not more than I was by default
Not more than a cinderbrick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you
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Posting the correct lyrics in the comments since it won't let me edit the lyrics that it changed:
Not to catch you by surprise Everything is fine but I want you here In slow time If you're not gonna cry then I'll do it for you Here I go Take a lap around the yard 'cause I need it Did you notice what is broken back there? Did you notice? Hardly
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me A problem with anything Two years is a pretty good feat, considering everything I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all Not more than I was by default Not more than a cinder brick wall is there to catch you when you fall
I'll settle down You're still around We were friends back then, and we will be now No excuses There's a line to cross and we haven't touched it I don't love it but we're healthy and we're better off Right? Right
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me A problem with anything Two years is a pretty good feat, considering everything I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all Not more than I was by default Not more than a cinder brick wall is there to catch you when you fall
There to catch you when you Fall There to catch you when you Fall Not to catch you by surprise But we're in it Not to catch you by surprise But we're in it Not to catch you by surprise But we're in it
This isn't the end of a horrible, tattered love It just needs some patching up A couple of wounded ducks separated from the pond
There isn't a problem with you or a problem with me A problem with anything Two years is a pretty good feat, considering everything I don't need to tell you I wasn't there at all Not more than I was by default Not more than a cinder brick wall is there to catch you when you fall