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.
It's words you forget
To anniversary songs
The bottles bite back
Your tolerance wrong
Your good intentions count for little anymore
If you're sorry, why wage war?
I'm not fully convinced
There's something wrong with this
Could another point of view
Biased and untrue
Tear me away from you?
Will you be my valentine?
If I'm a world away?
Apologies are breaking me
The constants aren't so constant anymore
Two days I wait for
Calls to come though
Tonight for me translates to yesterday to you
Bend and you wave
You're barely away
I wish I could say tonight
That when you bend and wave goodbye
You'd take me with you
Will you be my valentine?
If I'm a world away?
Apologies are breaking me
The constants aren't so constant anymore
The constants aren't so constant anymore
Will you be my valentine? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
Will you be my valentine? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
If I'm a world away? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
If I'm a world away? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
The constants aren't so constant anymore
To anniversary songs
The bottles bite back
Your tolerance wrong
Your good intentions count for little anymore
If you're sorry, why wage war?
I'm not fully convinced
There's something wrong with this
Could another point of view
Biased and untrue
Tear me away from you?
Will you be my valentine?
If I'm a world away?
Apologies are breaking me
The constants aren't so constant anymore
Two days I wait for
Calls to come though
Tonight for me translates to yesterday to you
Bend and you wave
You're barely away
I wish I could say tonight
That when you bend and wave goodbye
You'd take me with you
Will you be my valentine?
If I'm a world away?
Apologies are breaking me
The constants aren't so constant anymore
The constants aren't so constant anymore
Will you be my valentine? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
Will you be my valentine? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
If I'm a world away? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
If I'm a world away? (the constants aren't so constant anymore)
The constants aren't so constant anymore
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by WanderingWisp
Valentine Lyrics as written by Ryan Pope James Suptic
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