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.
C-c-c-c-call me cumdumpster
C-c-c-c-call me a cunt
C-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-did you watch the TV
Or hear it on the radio
Brought up on afterschool specials
Am I still OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate
That's still OK
C-c-c-c-cumdumpster
C-c-c-c-cunt
C-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-did you tap the payphone
Or read it in a magazine
Becoming afterschool specials
Are we still OK
OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate you
That's still OK
C-c-c-c-cumdumpster
C-c-c-c-cunt
C-c-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-do you still need me
Now that I'm a monster
Paranoid media frenzy
Tells me I'm OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate you
That's quite OK
You call, I'll answer
You ask and I'll lie
Why I've learned to hate you
That's quite OK
Quite OK
C-c-c-c-call me a cunt
C-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-did you watch the TV
Or hear it on the radio
Brought up on afterschool specials
Am I still OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate
That's still OK
C-c-c-c-cumdumpster
C-c-c-c-cunt
C-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-did you tap the payphone
Or read it in a magazine
Becoming afterschool specials
Are we still OK
OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate you
That's still OK
C-c-c-c-cumdumpster
C-c-c-c-cunt
C-c-c-c-call me clever
Is that still OK
D-d-d-d-do you still need me
Now that I'm a monster
Paranoid media frenzy
Tells me I'm OK
You call, I'll answer
Make me understand
Why I have to hate you
That's quite OK
You call, I'll answer
You ask and I'll lie
Why I've learned to hate you
That's quite OK
Quite OK
Lyrics submitted by Catatonik
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C-c-c-c-call me cum dumpster C-c-c-c-call me a cunt C-c-c-c-call me clever, is that still ok?
D-d-d-d-did you watch the TV, or hear it on the radio Brought up on after-school specials, am I still ok? (ok)
You call, I'll answer Make me understand Why I have to hate you That's still ok
C-c-c-c-cum dumpster C-c-c-c-cunt C-c-c-call me clever, is that still ok?
D-d-d-d-d-did you tap the payphone Or read it in a magazine Become the after-school specials, are we still ok? (ok)
You call, I'll answer Make me understand Why I have to hate you That's still ok
C-c-c-c-cum dumpster C-c-c-c-cunt C-c-c-call me clever, is that still ok?
D-d-d-d-do you still need me Now that I'm a monster Paranoid, media-frenzied, tell me I'm ok...
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You call, I'll answer You ask, and I'll lie Why I've learned to hate you That's quite ok, quite ok
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