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.
Now that I know my enemy
I know what I'm fighting for
And now that his mercy is on my case
His hands are kind to me
Chorus:
But it's ok now, It's really ok now
Oh babe yeah, it's ok now
It's really ok now
Now that I resolved it all
All the noise and lights around me
A million screams and more
I seem to loos my head at times now
I've torn it like a rag
Chorus:
It's ok now...
Times will be getting hard
Some friends will fall apart
I'll go on, on and on
I'll try to stand up straight and high
But times won't let me by
i don't know if I'll survive
Chorus:
It's ok now...
I see it all with different eyes now
I've learned to understand
That it's ok now
I know what I'm fighting for
And now that his mercy is on my case
His hands are kind to me
Chorus:
But it's ok now, It's really ok now
Oh babe yeah, it's ok now
It's really ok now
Now that I resolved it all
All the noise and lights around me
A million screams and more
I seem to loos my head at times now
I've torn it like a rag
Chorus:
It's ok now...
Times will be getting hard
Some friends will fall apart
I'll go on, on and on
I'll try to stand up straight and high
But times won't let me by
i don't know if I'll survive
Chorus:
It's ok now...
I see it all with different eyes now
I've learned to understand
That it's ok now
Lyrics submitted by Lamia
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