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.
6:30 this morning.
I can't hear ya.
I woke at 6:30 this morning with a headache.
Oh
I wonder to take 'em or not
I wouldn't take 'em.
I don't know, the headache is heavier than anything else.
It's the first time that you took 'em?
Second.
Yeah
I had a little bit of a headache this morning.
I wouldn't take 'em, mom.
I won't take 'em now, 'cause I have a toothache that hurts too a
Little bit. I've taken everything I got, been thinkin'
All that blood pressure medicine you take and stuff too. You
Shouldn't take those things. You're better off not to sleep then to take the
?
Oh, my god! No wonder you got a headache! Your pressure's probably
Sky high! Why don'tYou gotta take that every day!
I try though
Are you crazy?
It's been 3 days
That's probably why you have a headache nowDid you take it
Today?
I did this morning, yeah.
That's probably why you have a headache, 'cause your pressure's up.
Yeah.
I don't know how you can forget to take it. And when that's the
Only pill you take
I'm sorry, I have so many pills you'd be surprised.
Well, the blood pressure pill is the most important one.
Yeah, I know
There ain't no other one as important as that one.
I got one more and then I gotta get to the store. I got two
Refills on it.
You only got one pill?!
I only take one a day
Well, yeah, but you shouldn't let 'em get that low
I guess not, but I can take one in the morning and then go get
Some more
They're expensive! If you have to pay for 'em Procardia?
No, the other one.
Which ones?
I gotta pay for procardia.
Were you taking that every day?
Yeah.
Well, that's the blood pressure pill The heart pill, the
Procardia. And what's the other one?
Ah, H-why-D-are-O-T-O-N.
Oh, that's something to do with water and And Water and, uh,
Blood pressure.
This one tag does say it's for blood pressure
Yeah, I think it works like a water pill type pressure, but the
Procardia's the important one.
Yeah.
You have to take that every day.
Yeah.
You should take that the first thing when you get up
YeahI know.
Well, how come you ain't got taken it?
I took it yesterday, the procardia.
Well, how come you didn't take it today?
I had the headache today
That's why you have a headache! You gotta take the procardia
Take it now! That's what it's for, your headache! It's to make your blood
Pressure come down.
Yeah.
If you don't you're gonna ha You'll have a stroke if you don't
Take it. If you got a pretty Headache that bad you're gonna have a stroke
I got a headache that bad this morning.
Well, you better go take the procardia right now.
I will, I'll take it when I hang up.
You didn't take that other blood blood pressure pill either?
Yeah, I did this morning
Well, you should take the procardia right now.
I'll take the procardia in after nine. Got a horrible morning
Well, you
I'm glad you can't see it.
Well, how long has it been since you took the procardia?
Three days.
How many?
Three
Well, see, that's ridiculous You better go take it right now.
I will.
Then you'll find out your headache will go away.
Yeah. I've taken it now, the procardia, just yet.
Any other medicine you're taking ain't that important. You ain't
Got nothing but nerve pills. They ain't important.
I take those every day
Well, the nerve pills ain't that important. The blood pressure
Medicine's important.
I can't hear ya.
I woke at 6:30 this morning with a headache.
Oh
I wonder to take 'em or not
I wouldn't take 'em.
I don't know, the headache is heavier than anything else.
It's the first time that you took 'em?
Second.
Yeah
I had a little bit of a headache this morning.
I wouldn't take 'em, mom.
I won't take 'em now, 'cause I have a toothache that hurts too a
Little bit. I've taken everything I got, been thinkin'
All that blood pressure medicine you take and stuff too. You
Shouldn't take those things. You're better off not to sleep then to take the
?
Oh, my god! No wonder you got a headache! Your pressure's probably
Sky high! Why don'tYou gotta take that every day!
I try though
Are you crazy?
It's been 3 days
That's probably why you have a headache nowDid you take it
Today?
I did this morning, yeah.
That's probably why you have a headache, 'cause your pressure's up.
Yeah.
I don't know how you can forget to take it. And when that's the
Only pill you take
I'm sorry, I have so many pills you'd be surprised.
Well, the blood pressure pill is the most important one.
Yeah, I know
There ain't no other one as important as that one.
I got one more and then I gotta get to the store. I got two
Refills on it.
You only got one pill?!
I only take one a day
Well, yeah, but you shouldn't let 'em get that low
I guess not, but I can take one in the morning and then go get
Some more
They're expensive! If you have to pay for 'em Procardia?
No, the other one.
Which ones?
I gotta pay for procardia.
Were you taking that every day?
Yeah.
Well, that's the blood pressure pill The heart pill, the
Procardia. And what's the other one?
Ah, H-why-D-are-O-T-O-N.
Oh, that's something to do with water and And Water and, uh,
Blood pressure.
This one tag does say it's for blood pressure
Yeah, I think it works like a water pill type pressure, but the
Procardia's the important one.
Yeah.
You have to take that every day.
Yeah.
You should take that the first thing when you get up
YeahI know.
Well, how come you ain't got taken it?
I took it yesterday, the procardia.
Well, how come you didn't take it today?
I had the headache today
That's why you have a headache! You gotta take the procardia
Take it now! That's what it's for, your headache! It's to make your blood
Pressure come down.
Yeah.
If you don't you're gonna ha You'll have a stroke if you don't
Take it. If you got a pretty Headache that bad you're gonna have a stroke
I got a headache that bad this morning.
Well, you better go take the procardia right now.
I will, I'll take it when I hang up.
You didn't take that other blood blood pressure pill either?
Yeah, I did this morning
Well, you should take the procardia right now.
I'll take the procardia in after nine. Got a horrible morning
Well, you
I'm glad you can't see it.
Well, how long has it been since you took the procardia?
Three days.
How many?
Three
Well, see, that's ridiculous You better go take it right now.
I will.
Then you'll find out your headache will go away.
Yeah. I've taken it now, the procardia, just yet.
Any other medicine you're taking ain't that important. You ain't
Got nothing but nerve pills. They ain't important.
I take those every day
Well, the nerve pills ain't that important. The blood pressure
Medicine's important.
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Warner is his last name, and Barbara Warner is him mother's name. I'm assuming that Blanche is his grandma
Warner is his last name, and Barbara Warner is him mother's name. Her maiden name is Wyer, so I'm assuming that Blanche is his grandma
the woman is his mom, Barb Warner
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