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 read your book
And I find it strange
That I know that girl and I know her world
A little too well
And I didn't know
By giving my hand
That I would be written down, sliced around, passed down
Among stranger's hands
Three days in Rome
Where do we go
I'll always remember
Three days in Rome
Never again
Would I see your face
You carry a pen and a paper and no time and no words you waste
Oh, you're a voyeur
The worst kind of thief
To take what happened to us
To write down everything that went on between you and me
Oh, three days in Rome
And I stand alone
I'll always remember, mmm
Three days in Rome
And what do I get
Do I get revenge
While you lay it all out
Without any doubt
Of how this would end
Sometimes it goes
Sometimes we come
To learn by mistake that the love you once made
Can't be undone
Oh, but three days in Rome
I laid my heart out
I laid my soul down
And oh, I'll always remember
Three days in Rome
And I find it strange
That I know that girl and I know her world
A little too well
And I didn't know
By giving my hand
That I would be written down, sliced around, passed down
Among stranger's hands
Three days in Rome
Where do we go
I'll always remember
Three days in Rome
Never again
Would I see your face
You carry a pen and a paper and no time and no words you waste
Oh, you're a voyeur
The worst kind of thief
To take what happened to us
To write down everything that went on between you and me
Oh, three days in Rome
And I stand alone
I'll always remember, mmm
Three days in Rome
And what do I get
Do I get revenge
While you lay it all out
Without any doubt
Of how this would end
Sometimes it goes
Sometimes we come
To learn by mistake that the love you once made
Can't be undone
Oh, but three days in Rome
I laid my heart out
I laid my soul down
And oh, I'll always remember
Three days in Rome
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
The Book Lyrics as written by Sheryl Crow Jeffrey Trott
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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undoubtedly my favorite sheryl crow song. the chord progressions are amazing and the tale-spinning fashion of the lyrics are the ideal scorned lover fodder. i always thought the worst way to get revenge on someone would be to write a song about how terrible they were to you.. onya, ms. crow! this guy, if it really happened, is probably cowering now.