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.
One, two, three, go
Gonna be the bride for the hundredth time
Faded beauty eyes with some worry lines
I'm not gonna crash, friendly skies
Tall glass of water just to stay alive
Knockout (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
She's a walk-on (Wanna, you wanna)
See so many places
In a rocket (Wanna, you wanna)
She's filling up the spaces
A reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
And she's in the news again
Backwards, forwards, A to Z
You look for your future in a cup of tea
You made the connection and you seen the light
But you still can't seem to get it right
A knockout (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
She's a walk-on (Wanna, you wanna)
I will sing her praises
And it's our house (Wanna, you wanna)
We make the rules
It's a reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
And she's in the news again
Climb, climb, Caroline, don't look down
The flying trapeze never hangs with clowns
The basketful of kisses that you pass around
Is like a two-car garage in a one-horse town
Knockoff (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
In a rocket (Wanna, you wanna)
She's filling up the spaces
And it's our house (Wanna, you wanna)
We make the rules
It's a reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
One, two, three, go
Gonna be a bride for the hundredth time (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Faded beauty eyes with some worry lines (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
I'm not gonna crash...friendly skies (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Living on the border just to stay alive (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Knockout (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
In a rocket (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Seen so many phases
She's a walk-on (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Filling up the spaces
A reflection (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she makes the rules
'Cause she's a knockoff (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
In a drive-by (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
We will sing her praises
In a rocket (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
She will break the rules
That's a reflection (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
But she's in the news
A drive-by (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
All the pretty faces
It's a knockoff (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
(???) (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
We will sing her praises
Going nowhere (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she makes the rules
She's in a movie (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she's not mine
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And I want her
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she's not mine
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Yeah, I wanna
To be the one
Gonna be the bride for the hundredth time
Faded beauty eyes with some worry lines
I'm not gonna crash, friendly skies
Tall glass of water just to stay alive
Knockout (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
She's a walk-on (Wanna, you wanna)
See so many places
In a rocket (Wanna, you wanna)
She's filling up the spaces
A reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
And she's in the news again
Backwards, forwards, A to Z
You look for your future in a cup of tea
You made the connection and you seen the light
But you still can't seem to get it right
A knockout (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
She's a walk-on (Wanna, you wanna)
I will sing her praises
And it's our house (Wanna, you wanna)
We make the rules
It's a reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
And she's in the news again
Climb, climb, Caroline, don't look down
The flying trapeze never hangs with clowns
The basketful of kisses that you pass around
Is like a two-car garage in a one-horse town
Knockoff (Wanna, you wanna)
In a sea of faces
In a rocket (Wanna, you wanna)
She's filling up the spaces
And it's our house (Wanna, you wanna)
We make the rules
It's a reflection (Wanna, you wanna)
One, two, three, go
Gonna be a bride for the hundredth time (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Faded beauty eyes with some worry lines (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
I'm not gonna crash...friendly skies (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Living on the border just to stay alive (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Knockout (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
In a rocket (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Seen so many phases
She's a walk-on (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Filling up the spaces
A reflection (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she makes the rules
'Cause she's a knockoff (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
In a drive-by (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
We will sing her praises
In a rocket (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
She will break the rules
That's a reflection (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
But she's in the news
A drive-by (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
All the pretty faces
It's a knockoff (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
In a sea of faces
(???) (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
We will sing her praises
Going nowhere (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she makes the rules
She's in a movie (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she's not mine
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And I want her
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
And she's not mine
And I want her (Wanna...you wanna...you wanna...you wanna be the)
Yeah, I wanna
To be the one
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This song was in one of those car commercials..hahahahaha.
I love how they steal all these great indie songs for all their commercials, and everyone's like "Man this song is cool..." yet they don't know what the song is...and go off into their own cars to listen to "The Killers" and "Ashley Simpson"...
I love this song. And the music video is so so nice. I dance just like those people in that video...KARRAZEE.