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.
Another night another bender
No control and no surrender
Wake up trying to remember all my wrongs
I ain't looking for forgivness
Fucking up is how I live this life
'Cos otherwise it lasts too fucking long
Stopping by the bar for one (yeah right!)
Now I'm blackout drunk on a Monday night
Black eye wonder why was it from falling or a fight
I guess I'll never know
Tomorrow though I'll get another chance to get it right
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Poisoned every morning from a thousand drunken sins
Been 86'd from places that I swear I've never been
This ain't a social mission I'm not out here making friends
But baby if you're buying then I'll love you til the end
But then my manic gets 180 jaded
Looking for a fight
Hey who said thats your lady
Ask her where she was last night
One I come up swinging
Two I hit the floor
Three I'm back up at the bar
To ask that motherfucker for one more
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
Whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Another night Another bender
Was it a sunny summer evening
Or a cold night in December
The lights they start to flicker
For my halfway open eyes
I hear last call
It's a familiar lullaby
One more for the record books
I guess we gotta go
Will somebody please just point me the fuck towards home
Well all right I guess if you insist
I'll have another pint and know
There ain't no place that I'm being missed
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
Whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
So here we go!
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em back down
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
No control and no surrender
Wake up trying to remember all my wrongs
I ain't looking for forgivness
Fucking up is how I live this life
'Cos otherwise it lasts too fucking long
Stopping by the bar for one (yeah right!)
Now I'm blackout drunk on a Monday night
Black eye wonder why was it from falling or a fight
I guess I'll never know
Tomorrow though I'll get another chance to get it right
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Poisoned every morning from a thousand drunken sins
Been 86'd from places that I swear I've never been
This ain't a social mission I'm not out here making friends
But baby if you're buying then I'll love you til the end
But then my manic gets 180 jaded
Looking for a fight
Hey who said thats your lady
Ask her where she was last night
One I come up swinging
Two I hit the floor
Three I'm back up at the bar
To ask that motherfucker for one more
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
Whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Another night Another bender
Was it a sunny summer evening
Or a cold night in December
The lights they start to flicker
For my halfway open eyes
I hear last call
It's a familiar lullaby
One more for the record books
I guess we gotta go
Will somebody please just point me the fuck towards home
Well all right I guess if you insist
I'll have another pint and know
There ain't no place that I'm being missed
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
And pour the next round
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
Whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
So here we go!
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em back down
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down you know
Line 'em up boys and we'll knock 'em back down (hey!)
Knock 'em back down
Knock 'em down
whos got the next round
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Line em up boys because this life moves way too slow
Lyrics submitted by headbo
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