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.
Well, hello. How are you?
Won't you pull up a chair?
Won't you tell me your story because I really do care
about talking away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
to everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're talking away.
Well you look so fine,
and you seem so kind,
and I've got to say that i'm having a good time dancing away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
to everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're dancing away.
Could things get any better now?
If they can, I cannot see how,
but as the time goes by,
you stop and sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
I can't stop this feeling, as i'm walking away,
and I could never understand half the things you'd say,
as we're walking away.
Goodbye to me, to you, to us,
to everything, because it fell apart,
as we're walking away.
Things weren't better then.
You felt that you had to pretend.
But as the time goes by, you stop & sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
Won't you pull up a chair?
Won't you tell me your story because I really do care
about talking away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
to everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're talking away.
Well you look so fine,
and you seem so kind,
and I've got to say that i'm having a good time dancing away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
to everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're dancing away.
Could things get any better now?
If they can, I cannot see how,
but as the time goes by,
you stop and sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
I can't stop this feeling, as i'm walking away,
and I could never understand half the things you'd say,
as we're walking away.
Goodbye to me, to you, to us,
to everything, because it fell apart,
as we're walking away.
Things weren't better then.
You felt that you had to pretend.
But as the time goes by, you stop & sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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