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.
(Don’t fuck with me)
I was paid I complement
she was quick and colder then
and you are so alive she said
but I have never felt so dead
boys will be boys will be so mean
did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
you should try being selfless for a change cuz self centered its so fuckin obvious it only makes it stray and no I wont come and crawl on my hands and knees cuz even if I crawled would you want me? would you want me? oh baby please
boys will be boys will be so mean
but did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
Lust and sex and pills
Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah
Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah
dreams like that are for real
Oh ohowoah (x12)
oh aww
boys will be boys will be so mean
but did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
You lust like you love
you cant get it back
try as you must
you just don’t know how to act
you wont let me down
you wont let me down
you wont let my down come
you wont let me down
You ready here we go
I was paid I complement
she was quick and colder then
and you are so alive she said
but I have never felt so dead
boys will be boys will be so mean
did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
you should try being selfless for a change cuz self centered its so fuckin obvious it only makes it stray and no I wont come and crawl on my hands and knees cuz even if I crawled would you want me? would you want me? oh baby please
boys will be boys will be so mean
but did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
Lust and sex and pills
Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah
Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah Oh ohowoah
dreams like that are for real
Oh ohowoah (x12)
oh aww
boys will be boys will be so mean
but did you mean what you said
when you said to me to me
and then girls will be
girls will be so shallow
but If you live like I love
you probably wont be anything
but the one you can do without
You lust like you love
you cant get it back
try as you must
you just don’t know how to act
you wont let me down
you wont let me down
you wont let my down come
you wont let me down
You ready here we go
Lyrics submitted by lexifena
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The lines should be.
"she was quick and cool with it" "you are so alive she said"
"boys will be boys can be so mean"
"when you said what you said to me to me"
"and girls will be girls can be so cruel"
"cause self centered is so fuckin obvious" "it only makes you strange"
"lost in sex and pills"