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.
All radio is dead
All radio is dead
All radio is dead
All radio is dead, dead, dead
Hey kid, who you lookin' at?
Why you standin' all up in my face like that, uh?
You ain't never seen a baseball bat?
A maniac knockin' on your baseball cap?
You better step about ten paces back
Or you'll be layin' where your shoelace is at
Go do what your momma told you
And don't be actin' like a punk, thinkin' you're a soldier
I see you got yourself a cell phone
I got a number you can dial, son, make it 9-1-1
Tell them "Stop at Hef's house on the way", kid
"Pick up some playmates but only if they're naked"
Don't know how y'all do in y'all's city
But 'round here we're gettin' down to the nitty gritty
And I hate to put you out like that
But you've been burnin' like a fire with a mouth like that
Take me back to yesterday
Rollin' dice and getting laid
Everything was a-okay, oh-oh-oh-oh
But now and then, a cloud rolls in
Rains on my parade and then
Talkin' this and that again, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's break it down for a minute
And roll it on up in third gear for a minute
I got the 21's rubbin' on my Benz, and
I got girlies in the back seat rubbin' on my friends, and
I don't really give a fuck about
What these player-hatin' pussies give a fuck about
'Cause I'm a night ranger, never been a stranger
My two-way pager is lookin' for some danger
Zoolander, hit you with the magnum
Everybody get your groove on, if you have one
And if you ain't got it, then admit it
It's Limp Bizkit, time for you to get it
All around the world in this 45 Prevost
Everywhere that we go we watch it on the TiVo
And now you're layin' in the bed you made
Drinkin' Haterade, think about it
Take me back to yesterday
Rollin' dice and getting laid
Everything was a-okay, oh-oh-oh-oh
But now and then, a cloud rolls in
Rains on my parade and then
Talkin' this and that again, go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Leave, thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
Radio is de-dead
Radio is dead
Let me guess, you ain't that impressed
Mr. Halitosis of the breath
Livin' lifestyles of the wish-you-would
From the back isles of the thrifty-good
See, I got room to talk, kid
I've been layin' this track since North Cack-a-lack
And the very first day that you fell out the sack
I was in some phat laces, spinnin' on my back
Let me think, let me roll, let me ride, let me
Put some funk in the trunk with a vibe and a
Memory that can ease your pain like a
Melody from Kurt Cobain 'cause ya
Never know when it's all gonna end and ya
Never know when you'll call on a friend
So you better take a step to prepare yourself
'Cause the way you're livin' now ain't good for your health
Thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
Thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
All radio is dead
All radio is dead
All radio is dead, dead, dead
Hey kid, who you lookin' at?
Why you standin' all up in my face like that, uh?
You ain't never seen a baseball bat?
A maniac knockin' on your baseball cap?
You better step about ten paces back
Or you'll be layin' where your shoelace is at
Go do what your momma told you
And don't be actin' like a punk, thinkin' you're a soldier
I see you got yourself a cell phone
I got a number you can dial, son, make it 9-1-1
Tell them "Stop at Hef's house on the way", kid
"Pick up some playmates but only if they're naked"
Don't know how y'all do in y'all's city
But 'round here we're gettin' down to the nitty gritty
And I hate to put you out like that
But you've been burnin' like a fire with a mouth like that
Take me back to yesterday
Rollin' dice and getting laid
Everything was a-okay, oh-oh-oh-oh
But now and then, a cloud rolls in
Rains on my parade and then
Talkin' this and that again, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's break it down for a minute
And roll it on up in third gear for a minute
I got the 21's rubbin' on my Benz, and
I got girlies in the back seat rubbin' on my friends, and
I don't really give a fuck about
What these player-hatin' pussies give a fuck about
'Cause I'm a night ranger, never been a stranger
My two-way pager is lookin' for some danger
Zoolander, hit you with the magnum
Everybody get your groove on, if you have one
And if you ain't got it, then admit it
It's Limp Bizkit, time for you to get it
All around the world in this 45 Prevost
Everywhere that we go we watch it on the TiVo
And now you're layin' in the bed you made
Drinkin' Haterade, think about it
Take me back to yesterday
Rollin' dice and getting laid
Everything was a-okay, oh-oh-oh-oh
But now and then, a cloud rolls in
Rains on my parade and then
Talkin' this and that again, go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Leave, thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
Radio is de-dead
Radio is dead
Let me guess, you ain't that impressed
Mr. Halitosis of the breath
Livin' lifestyles of the wish-you-would
From the back isles of the thrifty-good
See, I got room to talk, kid
I've been layin' this track since North Cack-a-lack
And the very first day that you fell out the sack
I was in some phat laces, spinnin' on my back
Let me think, let me roll, let me ride, let me
Put some funk in the trunk with a vibe and a
Memory that can ease your pain like a
Melody from Kurt Cobain 'cause ya
Never know when it's all gonna end and ya
Never know when you'll call on a friend
So you better take a step to prepare yourself
'Cause the way you're livin' now ain't good for your health
Thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
Thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
I've got news for you (all radio is dead)
So you're thinkin' that you're all that and then some?
Man, I got news for you (all radio is dead)
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