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.
Señores y señoras
Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene
Pero los queremos
Creado y regado de Los Ángeles, ¡Juana's adicción!
Here we go
No
No way
No one
Gonna stop, now go!
Save the complaints
For a party conversation
The world is loaded
It's lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop
No one
No one!
No way
Gonna
Stop, now go!
Farm people
Book wavers, soul savers
Love teachers!
Lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop
No one
Move on
One come a day, the water will run
No man will stand for things that he had done
Hurrah
And the water will run
One come a day, the water will run
No man will stand for things that he had done
Hurrah!
And the water will run
Yeah it will run, oh
Yeah it will run, oh oh
Get
Go
Gimmie that, gimmie that your automobile
Turn off that smokestack and that goddamn radio
Hum along with me, along with the TV
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh, oh oh oh
No, oh oh
No
One's
Gonna
Stop
Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene
Pero los queremos
Creado y regado de Los Ángeles, ¡Juana's adicción!
Here we go
No
No way
No one
Gonna stop, now go!
Save the complaints
For a party conversation
The world is loaded
It's lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop
No one
No one!
No way
Gonna
Stop, now go!
Farm people
Book wavers, soul savers
Love teachers!
Lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop
No one
Move on
One come a day, the water will run
No man will stand for things that he had done
Hurrah
And the water will run
One come a day, the water will run
No man will stand for things that he had done
Hurrah!
And the water will run
Yeah it will run, oh
Yeah it will run, oh oh
Get
Go
Gimmie that, gimmie that your automobile
Turn off that smokestack and that goddamn radio
Hum along with me, along with the TV
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh, oh oh oh
No, oh oh
No
One's
Gonna
Stop
Lyrics submitted by balloftwine
Stop Lyrics as written by Eirc Adam Avery David Navarro
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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