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.
Tonight I'm yours completely sharing you with pain
Guilt and remorse come with me
They're dying to play
Take me down with you
This feels so far from perfect
I'll try and pretend this is my heart
Be careful it's so hard to mend
I'm down for whatever if you're down
For the same take me take me take me anywhere you want to go
She'll never know
Take me take me tell me everything that I want to know
Then I'll let you go down
With you I can't go on pretending
You don't know her name
We've gone too far to turn back now
I might as well stay if you're down for whatever
I'm down for the same
Take me take me take me anywhere you want to go
She'll never know
Take me take me tell me everything that I want to know
Lemme go I think I'll wait too long
want to know
Let me go
Just take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
I play guitar and I'm better than you
My name is James James
He comes from Houston and so do we too
His name is James James
Woah woah woah
He's got something to say James James
Guilt and remorse come with me
They're dying to play
Take me down with you
This feels so far from perfect
I'll try and pretend this is my heart
Be careful it's so hard to mend
I'm down for whatever if you're down
For the same take me take me take me anywhere you want to go
She'll never know
Take me take me tell me everything that I want to know
Then I'll let you go down
With you I can't go on pretending
You don't know her name
We've gone too far to turn back now
I might as well stay if you're down for whatever
I'm down for the same
Take me take me take me anywhere you want to go
She'll never know
Take me take me tell me everything that I want to know
Lemme go I think I'll wait too long
want to know
Let me go
Just take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
Take me take me take me down with you
I play guitar and I'm better than you
My name is James James
He comes from Houston and so do we too
His name is James James
Woah woah woah
He's got something to say James James
Lyrics submitted by punkmebabygal, edited by seemoregls
El Borracho Lyrics as written by Adam Bryce Lewis Adam Lewis
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I don't think the song is violent at all. the song is too soft of a tone to be about murder or abuse. I do agree that alcohol is to blame for his actions. I think he has had some sort of problem and drinks to make up for it. He gets drunk and comes back to his girl friend after cheating on her with another girl. His girlfriend knows this and is down in her sorrow. things did not work out for him and the girl he cheated on her with, he is down too. I'm not sure, but that is what i thought of when i listened to the song closely; and it also reminds me of myself at the begginging of this summer.