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 swear to god! Look!
This is something new you've never heard before this
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker
I know what you want to come here for
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker
These three little, these three little fuckers
These three little, pumpkin patch
These three little pumpkins went into the woods and they said
They said today we're gonna find something really good to look at
And they went into the woods and they looked at all the little trees
And they said this woods is really continuous little trees
You know, 'cause nature is just as part of us as we are to the earth
I said yeah
And the pumpkins, the pumpkins went further into the woods
And they came across this little man with a big, big head
And the little man said, "What's your fucking idea you fuckers?
What are you fucking high?"
And the little pumpkin says,
"We're the pumpkins to join yours for a loose the pumpkin"
"Oooey! Oooey! Oooey!
You ain't been in my world
You never been in my world
You never will be in my world
You go away and you'll never be in my world again"
The pumpkin boy said, "Yes you will, yes you will, I think to stay
I want to be in your world
For you in your world"
"Yeah you fuckers, you can't get me off before you leave yourself
You think you can understand but you can't!
Look, you just entered my world, right?
You just entered my world and it's quite like you go in and for
Then enjoy nothing but share and progress
You think you can go from the top of the tree to the top of this too"
The two pumpkins looked at the little man and they said,
"Why, why would he be such a, why would he be such a jerk?
And the only thing he does is smoke drugs,
And he doesn't do cocaine,
And he doesn't shoot smack,
And he doesn't even drink beer
Why would he be such a fucker to me?
Why would he be such fuckers?"
All they wanted to do was pumpkins
All they wanted to laugh at was the pumpkins
Go back! Get out of the woods! Get out of the woods!
It's only the beginning - it is only the beginning - it is only the beginning
Stop the tape
This is something new you've never heard before this
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker
I know what you want to come here for
You better take a good look at your mind, fucker
These three little, these three little fuckers
These three little, pumpkin patch
These three little pumpkins went into the woods and they said
They said today we're gonna find something really good to look at
And they went into the woods and they looked at all the little trees
And they said this woods is really continuous little trees
You know, 'cause nature is just as part of us as we are to the earth
I said yeah
And the pumpkins, the pumpkins went further into the woods
And they came across this little man with a big, big head
And the little man said, "What's your fucking idea you fuckers?
What are you fucking high?"
And the little pumpkin says,
"We're the pumpkins to join yours for a loose the pumpkin"
"Oooey! Oooey! Oooey!
You ain't been in my world
You never been in my world
You never will be in my world
You go away and you'll never be in my world again"
The pumpkin boy said, "Yes you will, yes you will, I think to stay
I want to be in your world
For you in your world"
"Yeah you fuckers, you can't get me off before you leave yourself
You think you can understand but you can't!
Look, you just entered my world, right?
You just entered my world and it's quite like you go in and for
Then enjoy nothing but share and progress
You think you can go from the top of the tree to the top of this too"
The two pumpkins looked at the little man and they said,
"Why, why would he be such a, why would he be such a jerk?
And the only thing he does is smoke drugs,
And he doesn't do cocaine,
And he doesn't shoot smack,
And he doesn't even drink beer
Why would he be such a fucker to me?
Why would he be such fuckers?"
All they wanted to do was pumpkins
All they wanted to laugh at was the pumpkins
Go back! Get out of the woods! Get out of the woods!
It's only the beginning - it is only the beginning - it is only the beginning
Stop the tape
Lyrics submitted by AminWasHere
Mourning Glory Lyrics as written by Michael Melchiondo Aaron Freeman
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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