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.
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
Wake up in the morning
Stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen
I guess I wish you well
Mmm a little bit of heaven
But a little bit of hell
This is the hardest story (ooh)
That I have ever told,
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
Two o'clock in the morning
Something's on my mind
Can't get no rest
Keep walking around
If I pretend that nothing ever went wrong
I can get to my sleep
I can dream that we just carried on
This is the hardest story
That I have ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
Oh I feel as if I'm wasted (this is the way you left me, I'm not pretending)
(No hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending)
And I'm wasting every day (this is the way that we love, like it's forever)
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
A little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
(Little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love, love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
I feel as if I'm wasted (little bit of love, little bit of love)
And I'm wasting every day (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Hey, hey, hey hey (little bit of love, little bit of love)
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
Wake up in the morning
Stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen
I guess I wish you well
Mmm a little bit of heaven
But a little bit of hell
This is the hardest story (ooh)
That I have ever told,
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
Two o'clock in the morning
Something's on my mind
Can't get no rest
Keep walking around
If I pretend that nothing ever went wrong
I can get to my sleep
I can dream that we just carried on
This is the hardest story
That I have ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wasting every day
Oh I feel as if I'm wasted (this is the way you left me, I'm not pretending)
(No hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending)
And I'm wasting every day (this is the way that we love, like it's forever)
Then live the rest of our life
But not together
A little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
(Little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love (little bit of love)
Little bit of love, love (little bit of love, little bit of love)
I feel as if I'm wasted (little bit of love, little bit of love)
And I'm wasting every day (little bit of love, little bit of love)
Hey, hey, hey hey (little bit of love, little bit of love)
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
This is the way that we love
Like it's forever
Then live the rest of our life
Both not together
This is the way you left me
I'm not pretending
No hope, no love, no glory
No happy ending
Lyrics submitted by xXlastgoodbyeXx, edited by marianeb
Happy Ending Lyrics as written by Michael Holbrook Penniman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Love it, its so perfect.
How can you not like the hidden track? It's the most gorgeous thing I have heard in ages. Sounds like it belongs on the Donnie Darko soundtrack. :)
I love this song but i have to say i love the hidden track more, starting with the piano accompaniment, then what sounds like strings, and finally the voice accompaniment sound beautiful. I agree, Tack-O-Rama, it does sound like it should be from Donnie Dark.
probably my favorite song by MIKA, i'm surprised this doesn't have any comments already
i have to agree, it's awesome, although I'm not a big fan of the hidden track at the end
There are two versions of the song, there is the one with Over my shoulder at the end of happy ending and then another version that has just happy ending. A way to tell is during the 'little biit of love' secion, if the chorus comes in before mika starts his mini vocal solo bit then it is just happy ending.
How can you not like over my shoulder?! it is the best hidden track ever (though i'd have liked a shorter gap between happy ending and over my shoulder) and whenever i hear it i am just hypnotized, before happy ending starts again and makes me party (yes i do listen to it on repeat)
Love it, its so perfect.
A bad breakup, can't get over them. But they know themselves they have to carry on with life. Even though they do, they feel, to put it bluntly, quite crap.
i fell in love with this song straight away and continued to listen to it over and over again. It instantly reminded me of me and my ex coz sounds a bit like how she left me.
this is just so unlike all the other mika songs but i really adore it!!! very slightly freddie mercuryish!!! and that is a fucking huge compliment from me!!! xxxxxxx
i love this song! it would be so much fun so sing in a big choir or something, but nobody i know can sing as wonderfully as mika :-)
oh, and does anybody know the lyrics for the hidden track (over my shoulder)? i can't seem to find them anywhere...