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.
Tear it down in double quick time
To get the 'a' truck shifted 'bout midnight
The locker rooms are empty but the strobo tuners
Still spin with their pitching lights
And someone with a yellow pass
Gives out precise directions as to where and when
And here am I with a drumstick
While young girls set to rendezvous and be recognized again
Tomorrow is an off day
'Be in Baltimore by Thursday' is the only law
There's a suite down at the hotel
Reserved for making merry with connecting doors
The lighting man's already improvised a bar
And printed invitations to the ball
Off-duty cops line corridors wearing tour T-shirts proudly
And the band may even call
Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives
Best boots and road suits and nine lives
Feeling that it might be wrong to
Temporarily belong to the P.A. man
Some angel from the Midwest is regretting being
Undressed with no suntan
His Polaroid is snapping
The head carpenter is rapping on the gates of dawn
Sitting lonely with a warm beer
The girl with dental braces wishes that she hadn't gone
Crew nights, no bar fights or Reader's Wives
Thin walls and late calls and nine lives
Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives
Best boots and road suits and nine lives
To get the 'a' truck shifted 'bout midnight
The locker rooms are empty but the strobo tuners
Still spin with their pitching lights
And someone with a yellow pass
Gives out precise directions as to where and when
And here am I with a drumstick
While young girls set to rendezvous and be recognized again
Tomorrow is an off day
'Be in Baltimore by Thursday' is the only law
There's a suite down at the hotel
Reserved for making merry with connecting doors
The lighting man's already improvised a bar
And printed invitations to the ball
Off-duty cops line corridors wearing tour T-shirts proudly
And the band may even call
Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives
Best boots and road suits and nine lives
Feeling that it might be wrong to
Temporarily belong to the P.A. man
Some angel from the Midwest is regretting being
Undressed with no suntan
His Polaroid is snapping
The head carpenter is rapping on the gates of dawn
Sitting lonely with a warm beer
The girl with dental braces wishes that she hadn't gone
Crew nights, no bar fights or Reader's Wives
Thin walls and late calls and nine lives
Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives
Best boots and road suits and nine lives
Lyrics submitted by Philadelphia Eagles, edited by Krendall
Crew Nights Lyrics as written by Ian Anderson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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Tearing down in double quick time to get the "A" truck shifted 'bout midnight. The locker rooms are empty but the strobo tuners still spin with their pitching lights And someone with a yellow pass gives out precise directions as to where and when. And earmarked with a drumstick, young girls set to rendezvous, and be recognized again. Tomorrow is an off-day, be in Baltimore by Thursday is the only law. There's a suite down at the hotel reserved for making merry with connecting doors. The lighting man's already improvised a bar and printed invitations to the ball. Off-duty cops line corridors wearing tour T-shirts proudly and the band may even call. Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives, Best boots and road suits and nine lives.
Feeling that it might be wrong to temporarily belong to the P.A. man. Some angel from the midwest is regretting being undressed with no suntan. His polaroid a-snapping, the head carpenter is rapping on the gates of dawn. Sitting lonely with a warm beer the girl with dental braces wishes that she hadn't gone. Crew nights, no bar fights or 'Reader's Wives', Thin walls and late calls and nine lives. Crew nights, no flashlights or folding knives, Best boots and road suits and nine lives.