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.
Smoke it down
Until you smell the flesh burning from your finger tips
You're knuckles are white
From beating on the walls at night
Cast your worries to the side
Focus only when you get the time
Gonna lose your mind
It happens all the time
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
I got your letter that you sent to me
About your missery
A state of suffering
It's such a shame to see
Years of discression and of a sound mind
A suicide is for the weaker kind
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
And your unhappyness
Emotional Distress
And your unhappyness
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
And your unhappyness
Emotional Distress
And your unhappyness
Until you smell the flesh burning from your finger tips
You're knuckles are white
From beating on the walls at night
Cast your worries to the side
Focus only when you get the time
Gonna lose your mind
It happens all the time
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
I got your letter that you sent to me
About your missery
A state of suffering
It's such a shame to see
Years of discression and of a sound mind
A suicide is for the weaker kind
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
And your unhappyness
Emotional Distress
And your unhappyness
Maybe I can tell you
To keep your head up and follow through
Good things will come to you
I could worry myself to death about you
Hope you get there safely
And your unhappyness
Emotional Distress
And your unhappyness
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such an awesome song, one of the first i heard by them. the part where it says: Maybe I can tell you To keep your head up and follow through Good things will come to you I could worry myself to death about you Hope you get there safely And your unhappyness Emotional Distress And your unhappyness
sounds a lot like what my bf said to me when i left for the summer... i can't wait til july when i see em live...woohoo!!
this song totally applies to a friend of mine. i've known him basically all of my life, and he knows what's right, but he's caught up in alot of crap that he shouldn't be in. he knows that i worry about him all of the time, but there's nothing i can do because he makes his own decisions. all i can do is hope that he gets wherever he's going safely.
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i just sent: Maybe I can tell you To keep your head up and follow through Good things will come to you I could worry myself to death about you Hope you get there safely And your unhappyness Emotional Distress And your unhappyness; to my friend who is going through a lot of shit right now. perfect way to make her understand that i care. what would i do without hRc?
This song is exactly how i feel about my ex... "Maybe I can tell you To keep your head up and follow through Good things will come to you I could worry myself to death about you Hope you get there safely" i took care of him for 3 years and i just got to a point where he was such a dick to me that i told him i love him but he needs to do his own thing... i wished him the best and kicked him out the door. HRC is a great band.
this song is too amazing. it's a great song for someone you care about but just can't watch them live they way they are any longer. you have to let them go but you want them to know that they will always mean something to you.
This is HRC's best written song by far...the line: "Maybe I can tell you To keep your head up and follow through Good things will come to you I could worry myself to death about you Hope you get there safely"
Is exactly how I feel a lot of the time about the people closest to me
this song was like.. my anthem for a few months. this guy i talked to all the time was really suicidal.. and i was always afraid that whenever i talked to him, that would be the last time i ever did. i worried so much about him. i had to talk him out of suicide a few times.. so i felt like i could totally relate to this song in every way. everything turned out alright.. and now he's my boyfriend.. but yeh.. my point is: this song rocks. haha. \m/ hrc forever
this is a great song...I have friends this could apply to...and to myself as well, ive felt this way...ive had to talk friends back from the brink of suicide and i just barely got them thru it...and for sure in my life ive felt hopeless and out of touch and had to claw my way back...this song seems to be in synch with that feeling...hopefully we all get to where we need to go safely...
this is such a great song and it means a lot to me. a million people can realate if they have dealt with a friend or a loved one who is depressed and all you want to do is help them,get them back to the person they used to be.