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.
It's an easy beat of nothing
And we don't need no guitars
We can run and sing and wreak our cars
Be careful of the judge inside
His gavel and his stand collide
But he's only guilty of what's wrong
Now you can take a feather and pull it from your hat
You murder all the liars who say they're about to die
Oh die, die, die, die
You know that you'll die, die, die, die
I won't let you die, die, die
Oh
They tell you time and time again
It's now or never
But a bird flying out with the breeze
It's a damn good reason
For the change of season
We all lost our dog now
To the hunter and the fog now
Either it's asleep or it's lying
Well, there are many things that I would love to turn you on to
Underneath the sun, but we are cool
Oh, cool, cool, cool, cool
You know that we're cool, cool, cool
Oh
They tell you time and time again
It's now or never
But a bird flying out with the breeze
It's a damn good reason
For the change of season
Just take what you can
Like a chicken in the pan
You're bound to drop it
Just doing what you can
And we don't need no guitars
We can run and sing and wreak our cars
Be careful of the judge inside
His gavel and his stand collide
But he's only guilty of what's wrong
Now you can take a feather and pull it from your hat
You murder all the liars who say they're about to die
Oh die, die, die, die
You know that you'll die, die, die, die
I won't let you die, die, die
Oh
They tell you time and time again
It's now or never
But a bird flying out with the breeze
It's a damn good reason
For the change of season
We all lost our dog now
To the hunter and the fog now
Either it's asleep or it's lying
Well, there are many things that I would love to turn you on to
Underneath the sun, but we are cool
Oh, cool, cool, cool, cool
You know that we're cool, cool, cool
Oh
They tell you time and time again
It's now or never
But a bird flying out with the breeze
It's a damn good reason
For the change of season
Just take what you can
Like a chicken in the pan
You're bound to drop it
Just doing what you can
Lyrics submitted by SparklingLemonade, edited by songmonkey, BroccoliMan
Easy Beat Lyrics as written by Toby Leaman Scott Mcmicken
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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