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.
Fascinate, fascinate, fascinated
With the underclass
She broke down, she broke down, she broke down
and decided to act
For every new baby
Investment, investment
for every whore, relief
No matter a drunkard,
a swineherd, a spaniard
we're all treated equally
Canada, Cana-daddy-doody-da
Let her keep a memento
She has not been able to sleep
Since the days of Trudeau
On music, on painting, distract us with drying
and don't let the audience die
Watch Alice get better, and Peggy get stronger
they'll still publish once in a while
With the underclass
She broke down, she broke down, she broke down
and decided to act
For every new baby
Investment, investment
for every whore, relief
No matter a drunkard,
a swineherd, a spaniard
we're all treated equally
Canada, Cana-daddy-doody-da
Let her keep a memento
She has not been able to sleep
Since the days of Trudeau
On music, on painting, distract us with drying
and don't let the audience die
Watch Alice get better, and Peggy get stronger
they'll still publish once in a while
Lyrics submitted by random_monkey
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