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.
When you were languishing in rooms I built to file you in
And when the wind set down in funnel form and pulled you in
I don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
And when the ghostly dust of violence traces everything
And when the gas runs out just wreck it, you insured the thing
I don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
But I can't sigh now that you made the move
It has gone and gone to dogs
Lay down on the floor
For the right price I can get everything
Slip into the car
Go driving to the farthest star
I don't need to walk around in circles, walk-a
In circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in-a
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
And when the wind set down in funnel form and pulled you in
I don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
And when the ghostly dust of violence traces everything
And when the gas runs out just wreck it, you insured the thing
I don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
Doom da doom da doom
Well I'm going, I'm going
But I can't sigh now that you made the move
It has gone and gone to dogs
Lay down on the floor
For the right price I can get everything
Slip into the car
Go driving to the farthest star
I don't need to walk around in circles, walk-a
In circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in-a
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
Don't need to walk around in circles
Walk around in circles, walk around in circles
Walk around in
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Circles Lyrics as written by Michael Doughty Mark Degliantoni
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