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.
Oh you could have been a diamond
A flicker in the campfire
But what shall you do now
Nothing nothing
YOU WILL DO NOTHING
Oh you could've been the 13 of spades
Destroyer of the jerk-off of hearts
Well you know where shall you go
Nowhere nowhere
YOU WON'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE
I am right, vigorous(?)
You are wrong, pigorous(?)
Holy F holy U holy C-K-O-S-H-A-W-A
Oh you could've been a Modoc
The last free Indians in Washington
500 or 600 girls like you
Spilling their Percocet out on the lava flow
White nerd
What have you learned
White nerd
You let us down (x2)
Oh you could've more anti-yourself
So astoundingly un-silent
Put make-up over your pimples
Will blow us fresh away
La la la la la la
I am un-wrong, vigorous(?)
You are un-right, pigorous(?)
Holy F holy U holy C-K-O-S-H-A-W-A
White nerd
What have you learned
White nerd
You let us down
White nerd
What have you learned
Black nerd
We let you down
A flicker in the campfire
But what shall you do now
Nothing nothing
YOU WILL DO NOTHING
Oh you could've been the 13 of spades
Destroyer of the jerk-off of hearts
Well you know where shall you go
Nowhere nowhere
YOU WON'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE
I am right, vigorous(?)
You are wrong, pigorous(?)
Holy F holy U holy C-K-O-S-H-A-W-A
Oh you could've been a Modoc
The last free Indians in Washington
500 or 600 girls like you
Spilling their Percocet out on the lava flow
White nerd
What have you learned
White nerd
You let us down (x2)
Oh you could've more anti-yourself
So astoundingly un-silent
Put make-up over your pimples
Will blow us fresh away
La la la la la la
I am un-wrong, vigorous(?)
You are un-right, pigorous(?)
Holy F holy U holy C-K-O-S-H-A-W-A
White nerd
What have you learned
White nerd
You let us down
White nerd
What have you learned
Black nerd
We let you down
Lyrics submitted by plzgirlfriendplz, edited by anameforyou
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