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.
I walk down my old street
Used to be home for me and
Now there's spray paint on the walls
I see a house that at one time looked nice
But now it is abandoned
There's nothing left at all
So why, why must we let our chances fly
When oh when oh will we ever see hope again
Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye
Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
My first trip to city
I remember thinking
That the buildings stood so tall
And when I see that my old stomping ground
Is just a ravaged
They seem so small now rather
So why, why must we let our chances fly
When oh when oh will we ever see hope again
Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye
Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
Feel like I'm living in someone else's dream
It doesn't seem this is the way
That things should be
It's like a dark cloud swallowed up humanity
Whatever it is it is be-yond-me
Homesickness is the flu that surrounds me
A virus spreading through the street
It astounds me
Homesickness
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
Used to be home for me and
Now there's spray paint on the walls
I see a house that at one time looked nice
But now it is abandoned
There's nothing left at all
So why, why must we let our chances fly
When oh when oh will we ever see hope again
Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye
Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
My first trip to city
I remember thinking
That the buildings stood so tall
And when I see that my old stomping ground
Is just a ravaged
They seem so small now rather
So why, why must we let our chances fly
When oh when oh will we ever see hope again
Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye
Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
Feel like I'm living in someone else's dream
It doesn't seem this is the way
That things should be
It's like a dark cloud swallowed up humanity
Whatever it is it is be-yond-me
Homesickness is the flu that surrounds me
A virus spreading through the street
It astounds me
Homesickness
Our city used to be such a beautiful place
Now you can't walk down the street
The same and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
I cannot explain this tragedy
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Homesick Lyrics as written by Jason M. Thirsk Douglas Dragge
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I really like this song. I think that we've all felt homesickness at least one time in our lives.
I donno Savesthedaygirl,I think(judging by the video I downloaded for it from kazaa)it's more about how guns work and kill ppl
the video has a great message as does the song they both have a same and yet in a sense different meaning,,,the song to me means about growing up in a city that was nice and as time and society changes and what not it becomes a battelfield for gangs and a market for drugs .... thats where guns come in i think the video is great
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It's about time changing things for the worst. He returns home, but sees it crime infested and not as good as he remembers. He's not homesick for his home, he's homesick for what it used to be