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.
Uh
Uh-uhah-uh
She’s plannin’ on faking her death
That’s my Chippewa baby doll
I was livin' on Beacon Hill
Somebody loves you too
Sometimes I get violent ill
Let me be somebody’s mistake tonight
Cold in a sweat when I'm beddie bye
She’s creepin’ in my head tonight
I’m a goner
With the piranhas
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
She’s Shauna
Watch out piranha
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
I’m on this planet
So are you
You say I can’t stand it
And it’s true
So zip up your love like
I said
Zip up your love like
I’m gonna wait you know
A one, two, three, four
Waiting on
I want to be more
Waiting on
A star’s light star’s light
Waiting for
A light now, right now
I’m a goner
With the piranhas
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
She’s Shauna
Watch out piranha
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
Oh oh oh-oh
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the burning sun
Venom gun
Load up
You aim for my head
But before you blow it up
We killed our hearts
Before we growed up
It’s all over
And it’s all oh
Don’t stop
Let’s blast off before we burn up
It’s all over
And it’s all over
When we talk in the lighted lawn
It’s like nothing
Nothing
When we fuck we're a loaded gun
We abandon
We’re just a girl and a boy
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
Oh oh oh-oh
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
And the burning sun
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
Loaded love
Loaded love
Uh-uhah-uh
She’s plannin’ on faking her death
That’s my Chippewa baby doll
I was livin' on Beacon Hill
Somebody loves you too
Sometimes I get violent ill
Let me be somebody’s mistake tonight
Cold in a sweat when I'm beddie bye
She’s creepin’ in my head tonight
I’m a goner
With the piranhas
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
She’s Shauna
Watch out piranha
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
I’m on this planet
So are you
You say I can’t stand it
And it’s true
So zip up your love like
I said
Zip up your love like
I’m gonna wait you know
A one, two, three, four
Waiting on
I want to be more
Waiting on
A star’s light star’s light
Waiting for
A light now, right now
I’m a goner
With the piranhas
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
She’s Shauna
Watch out piranha
Approach with caution
We speak in Martian
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
Oh oh oh-oh
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the burning sun
Venom gun
Load up
You aim for my head
But before you blow it up
We killed our hearts
Before we growed up
It’s all over
And it’s all oh
Don’t stop
Let’s blast off before we burn up
It’s all over
And it’s all over
When we talk in the lighted lawn
It’s like nothing
Nothing
When we fuck we're a loaded gun
We abandon
We’re just a girl and a boy
Girl and a boy
A venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
In the desert sun
Oh oh oh-oh
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
And the burning sun
Girl and a boy
And a venom gun
Oh oh oh-oh
Loaded love
Loaded love
Loaded love
Lyrics submitted by so_0ver_it
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