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.
I Took A Walk To The Supermarket
It Was So Cold
I Could'nt Get Back Home
Through All Of The Snow
Took A Vacation To The Petrol Station
They Were Sold Out
I Could'nt Get Back Home
They Did'nt Want To Know
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
We'll Always Talk And Lost In Conversation
When You Stopped In Anticipation
You Could'nt Quite Believe What You Were Hearing
And Oh-Woah-Oh-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
But What I Heard A Little Birdy Told Me
What She Said...Its Quite Serious
Well She Told Me You're Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Oh-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too Many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
Ya Just Slack
What You About That
Boy You Got One Too Many Girlfriends
For My Liking...Its Not Frightening
But Somone Told Me She's Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Woah-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
Boy You Got One Too Many Girlfriends
For My Liking...Its Not Frightening
But Somone Told Me She's Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Woah-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too Many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
It Was So Cold
I Could'nt Get Back Home
Through All Of The Snow
Took A Vacation To The Petrol Station
They Were Sold Out
I Could'nt Get Back Home
They Did'nt Want To Know
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
We'll Always Talk And Lost In Conversation
When You Stopped In Anticipation
You Could'nt Quite Believe What You Were Hearing
And Oh-Woah-Oh-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
But What I Heard A Little Birdy Told Me
What She Said...Its Quite Serious
Well She Told Me You're Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Oh-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too Many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
Ya Just Slack
What You About That
Boy You Got One Too Many Girlfriends
For My Liking...Its Not Frightening
But Somone Told Me She's Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Woah-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
Boy You Got One Too Many Girlfriends
For My Liking...Its Not Frightening
But Somone Told Me She's Sleeping With The Enemy
Woah-Woah-Woah-Woah-Oh-Oh-Oh
She's Had It All Night Long
Where Did It All Go Wrong
She's Had All Night Long
Long...Yeahhhhhhhh
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
One Too Many Girlfriends
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Whats He Gonna Feed Her
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
Yeah Ya Gotta Problem
40 Days And 40 Nights Ohhh
What's He Gonna Do About That
Lyrics submitted by daz619
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I took a walk to the supermarket It was so cold I couldn't get back home through all of the snow
Took a vacation to the petrol station they were sold out I couldn't get back home they didn't want to know
She's had it all night long Where did it all go wrong? She's had it all night long, long, yeah
Forty days and forty nights, oh One too many girlfriends Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna feed her?
Forty days and forty nights, oh Yeah, you got a problem Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna do about that?
Well, I was talking, lost in conversation when you stopped in anticipation You couldn't quite believe what you were hearing and oh woah, oh woah, oh, oh-oh-oh
But what I heard a little birdy told me What she said it's quite serious Well, she told me you're sleeping with the enemy Woah, woah, oh woah, oh, oh-oh-oh
She's had it all night long Where did it all go wrong? She's had it all night long, long, yeah
Forty days and forty nights, oh One too many girlfriends Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna feed her?
Forty days and forty nights, oh Yeah, you got a problem Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna do about that?
You just slack What do you know about that?
Boy, you got one too many girlfriends For my liking it's not frightening but someone told me she's sleeping with the enemy Woah, woah, oh woah, woah, oh, oh-oh-oh
Boy, you got one too many girlfriends For my liking it's not frightening but someone told me she's sleeping with the enemy Woah, woah, oh woah, woah, oh, oh-oh-oh
She's had it all night long Where did it all go wrong? She's had it all night long, long, yeah
Forty days and forty nights, oh One too many girlfriends Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna feed her?
Forty days and forty nights, oh Yeah, you got a problem Forty days and forty nights, oh What's he gonna do about that?