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.
Radio plays a song all night
Miami's just a five hour flight
Didn't you say you don't like what you're doing?
You know, last night I was on TV
Hey, don't that make you think more of me?
I didn't think I'd hate this, man, what I'm doing?
You know out here it almost never rains
and they've hardly heard about hurricanes
Well that's one less thing to care about, just like Miami
There's a lot of love and a lot of laughs
I even get to sign autographs
I'm gonna get my picture taken with Frank, Dean, and Sammy
You know I feel really lonely cause I'm always by myself
Now there's folks around and I'm not behaving properly
I don't eat too good
Don't sleep too good
Don't write too good
Don't drive too good
Don't think too good
Don't drink too good
Don't sing too good
Don't think too good
I'm alright
but I feel so miserable
Where are you tonight?
Oh, Come on come on come on come on come on...
Hold my hand, I've got a new career
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
I know it's lovely there this time of year
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
Hold my hand, I've got a new career
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
I know it's lovely there this time of year
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
Yeah, step right up, come one, come all
Got a great big tree here, watch it fall
..... ....... tryin
and that's not all
(depending on which version it is either:)
a jewel encrusted jar and an urban shawl/ a simple jug jar and an urban shawl
a pencil i scored within the chinese wall/ a person that was born in the chinese wall
a simple little model of the Taj Mahal
Miami's just a five hour flight
Didn't you say you don't like what you're doing?
You know, last night I was on TV
Hey, don't that make you think more of me?
I didn't think I'd hate this, man, what I'm doing?
You know out here it almost never rains
and they've hardly heard about hurricanes
Well that's one less thing to care about, just like Miami
There's a lot of love and a lot of laughs
I even get to sign autographs
I'm gonna get my picture taken with Frank, Dean, and Sammy
You know I feel really lonely cause I'm always by myself
Now there's folks around and I'm not behaving properly
I don't eat too good
Don't sleep too good
Don't write too good
Don't drive too good
Don't think too good
Don't drink too good
Don't sing too good
Don't think too good
I'm alright
but I feel so miserable
Where are you tonight?
Oh, Come on come on come on come on come on...
Hold my hand, I've got a new career
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
I know it's lovely there this time of year
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
Hold my hand, I've got a new career
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
I know it's lovely there this time of year
But it's still warm out here, yeah it's still warm out here
Yeah, step right up, come one, come all
Got a great big tree here, watch it fall
..... ....... tryin
and that's not all
(depending on which version it is either:)
a jewel encrusted jar and an urban shawl/ a simple jug jar and an urban shawl
a pencil i scored within the chinese wall/ a person that was born in the chinese wall
a simple little model of the Taj Mahal
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by pookaboots, edwoodca
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Actually, the line is: Hey, don't that make you think more of me Not: Hey, don't that make a big bore of me