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.
Who's so fly up in the sky
Faster than any boy could ever describe?
Who has got a love so deep
With everything alive?
I said
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
This's the kinda place where no one cares
What you're living for
And Jet Boy's so preoccupied
He don't care 'bout before
And that's why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
My baby
Jet Boy's fly, you know
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
We was all endangered charms
Swear we're havin fun
And Jet Boy goes after all we've done
That's why he's the one
That's why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
My pretty baby
My pretty, pretty baby
My pretty baby
When I first came around this dump
I knew I couldn't stay
'Cause up above the world are Jet Boy
That's how I gotta play
Don't ya know why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby, like he was my baby
Like he was my baby, like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Jet Boy's fly
And ya know he's gone
I said he been gone
Gone, gone, gone
And he been flying
He been flying
He's been flying
He's been flying
Baby, up all night
Baby, New York City
Baby, so, so high
Baby, so, so high
Don't you know that
Like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Like he was my-my-my-my baby
My-my-my-my baby (like he was my baby)
My-my-my-my (Like he was my baby)
My baby, my baby (Like he was my baby)
M-m-m-m-m-my baby
My baby
Faster than any boy could ever describe?
Who has got a love so deep
With everything alive?
I said
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
This's the kinda place where no one cares
What you're living for
And Jet Boy's so preoccupied
He don't care 'bout before
And that's why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
My baby
Jet Boy's fly, you know
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
We was all endangered charms
Swear we're havin fun
And Jet Boy goes after all we've done
That's why he's the one
That's why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby
My pretty baby
My pretty, pretty baby
My pretty baby
When I first came around this dump
I knew I couldn't stay
'Cause up above the world are Jet Boy
That's how I gotta play
Don't ya know why
Jet Boy's fly
Jet Boy's gone
Jet Boy stole my baby
Flyin' around New York City so high
Like he was my baby, like he was my baby
Like he was my baby, like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Jet Boy's fly
And ya know he's gone
I said he been gone
Gone, gone, gone
And he been flying
He been flying
He's been flying
He's been flying
Baby, up all night
Baby, New York City
Baby, so, so high
Baby, so, so high
Don't you know that
Like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Like he was my baby
Like he was my-my-my-my baby
My-my-my-my baby (like he was my baby)
My-my-my-my (Like he was my baby)
My baby, my baby (Like he was my baby)
M-m-m-m-m-my baby
My baby
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Jet Boy Lyrics as written by Johnny Thunders David Johansen
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