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.
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Go down go down go down go down town
Go down go down go down go down
Your face never saw the sites the bright lights
The walls that always invite
Get it right no more fight
You'll be there up all night
I'll give you a bus ride a pox slide a High rise full of surprises
Smith path
Follow track
All the way to my flat
Come with me come with me come with me come with me there
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Went to your area and I thought I would bury ya
Touched a monolith and it caused a hysrteria
You keep on pinin' for me to go dinin' I Had me a meal and that keep me belly from whinin'
Come with me come with me come with me come with me there
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Go down go down go down go down town [Repeats]
Caves for bravin'
Flags for wavin'
Clubs for ravin'
Roads for pavin'
Rivers for sailin'
Stores unveilin'
Walls for scalin'
Temples for wailin'
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Go down go down go down go down town
Go down go down go down go down
Your face never saw the sites the bright lights
The walls that always invite
Get it right no more fight
You'll be there up all night
I'll give you a bus ride a pox slide a High rise full of surprises
Smith path
Follow track
All the way to my flat
Come with me come with me come with me come with me there
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Went to your area and I thought I would bury ya
Touched a monolith and it caused a hysrteria
You keep on pinin' for me to go dinin' I Had me a meal and that keep me belly from whinin'
Come with me come with me come with me come with me there
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Go down go down go down go down town [Repeats]
Caves for bravin'
Flags for wavin'
Clubs for ravin'
Roads for pavin'
Rivers for sailin'
Stores unveilin'
Walls for scalin'
Temples for wailin'
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
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