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.
Last call to wake me up and stumble to the street
Don't know if I'm coming or going (one more drink)
So called friends long since departed in the night
Tomorrow morning they'll exaggerate and tell me varied lies
If they only knew what I have seen and what I have been through
The truth is bottled up inside 100 proof
Another weekend spent alone time passing by
Too drunk to pick up the receiver
Feeble attempts to help me go ignored
Don't have the energy or will power to make it anymore
If they only knew what I have seen and what I have been through
The truth is bottled up inside 100 proof
Don't know if I'm coming or going (one more drink)
So called friends long since departed in the night
Tomorrow morning they'll exaggerate and tell me varied lies
If they only knew what I have seen and what I have been through
The truth is bottled up inside 100 proof
Another weekend spent alone time passing by
Too drunk to pick up the receiver
Feeble attempts to help me go ignored
Don't have the energy or will power to make it anymore
If they only knew what I have seen and what I have been through
The truth is bottled up inside 100 proof
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jgil
p.s. did that make any sense?
I think this song is about his past alcholism maybe , him and his friends past the time with booze.
such a sweet bass line/solo
i'd say this song is about the pain of being an alcoholic, watching your friends still fooling around having a good time drinking while you now drink out of necessity. maintaining bad habits can be quite a lot of work.
I believe that the song is about an alcoholic that once had probably had fun going out with friends to get drunk, however this person would not be able to stop drinking and go home for the night like his "so-called friends". They might be referred to as "so-called" because the alcoholic is most likely drinking to excess in order to "get away" from painful memories from the past and if they were actually true friends who cared, then they would try to help this person with their blatant alcohol abuse by talking to them about their problems instead of leaving them to get even more plastered and most likely be put into an even more hellish state because they would end up hammered, alone. The latter part of the lyrics would have to do with not being able and/or not wanting to even bother trying to function in a public setting and are more comfortable drinking by themselves, and they have probably also lost touch with their friends that they used to drink with socially. I can relate on an addiction level, doesn't really matter whether it's alcohol, drugs, or any other addiction.