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.
You’ve got your pen and pencil
I'm in a paper dream
You should come write all over me
And we’ll give them something to read
You’ve got your words of wisdom
And I've got a few chords to play
We should borrow a microphone
And put it all down to tape
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
You’ve got five feet of fabric
And I’ve got a needle and thread
We should print out a page of patterns
And make a room full of friends
I’ve got my old beat up camera
And you’ve got a fresh roll of film
We should paint out a bunch of backgrounds
And shoot a box full of stills
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
It doesn’t matter if we’re making them money
It doesn’t matter if we’re making their list
All that matters is we keep on dancing
To the beat of our homemade hits
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
I'm in a paper dream
You should come write all over me
And we’ll give them something to read
You’ve got your words of wisdom
And I've got a few chords to play
We should borrow a microphone
And put it all down to tape
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
You’ve got five feet of fabric
And I’ve got a needle and thread
We should print out a page of patterns
And make a room full of friends
I’ve got my old beat up camera
And you’ve got a fresh roll of film
We should paint out a bunch of backgrounds
And shoot a box full of stills
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
It doesn’t matter if we’re making them money
It doesn’t matter if we’re making their list
All that matters is we keep on dancing
To the beat of our homemade hits
So let's start the new kid revival
We’ll make it up as we go along
And if they tell us that we’re doing it wrong
We’ll just turn up the sound
Turn up the sound of our songs
Lyrics submitted by delial
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