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.
saturday light shows
playing your love you don't have so predicab[le]
thinking of ever going long i stop
play it out they begun smoke gots a big game
how's it rolling
swing it up up a day
play like it always did hey
and always something we bring here
so in love love as they come hey
funny still game close your eyes
toys and gasoline we could save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls let's do this joyride
:scatting:
hey you're so like swine
swine only one more time stay
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
this ride
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
do my thing
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
oh i'm supposed to go say things
say things to go by
don't play it like i do do do coochie pie
a run it like we're running ? you're gon' die
money is filthy so we scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
oh ride
oh this ride
this joyride
6.18.04 -
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
keep me
keep me safe from harm
suck it all day
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
:scatting:
money is clean if we scrub it good
guns and gasoline who could save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
ride
:scatting:
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
:scatting:
money is clean if you scrub it good
with guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
ride
ride
playing your love you don't have so predicab[le]
thinking of ever going long i stop
play it out they begun smoke gots a big game
how's it rolling
swing it up up a day
play like it always did hey
and always something we bring here
so in love love as they come hey
funny still game close your eyes
toys and gasoline we could save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls let's do this joyride
:scatting:
hey you're so like swine
swine only one more time stay
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if you close your eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
this ride
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
do my thing
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
oh i'm supposed to go say things
say things to go by
don't play it like i do do do coochie pie
a run it like we're running ? you're gon' die
money is filthy so we scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
oh ride
oh this ride
this joyride
6.18.04 -
:scatting:
i got a bobblehead jesus
keep me
keep me safe from harm
suck it all day
money is clean if you scrub it good
guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
:scatting:
money is clean if we scrub it good
guns and gasoline who could save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to this joyride
ride
ride
ride
:scatting:
yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
:scatting:
money is clean if you scrub it good
with guns and gasoline we will save the world
nothing's obscene if we just close our eyes
boys and girls welcome to your joyride
ride
ride
ride
Lyrics submitted by jfleming40
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