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.
It's a fiasco at your back door once again
Run up at you, hot foot it, catch me if you can can
Hop to it, step to it, jiggity jump
A bigger bang coming at you with a boogity bump
It's a fiasco at your back door once again
Run up at you, hot foot it, catch me if you can can
Hop to it, step to it, jiggity jump
A bigger bang coming at you with a boogity bump
We could look away like nothing is gonna happen
Cities have forgotten us in the traffic
So we buy some time for stopping holding pattern
You're not there 'til you're down with the demographic
In the confusion a revolution can be found
Take a second look look, follow through the crowd
Now rock with me, bop with me, keep up the show
Hear the vroom vroom, take me right where you wanna go
Stop stop the delay, everything's OK
Turn the heat up 'cause it might be your last day
'Cause of the chaos you wanna blame us, it wasn't me see
Prove it if you wanna wanna, bet you can't catch me
I'm hiding, you seeking, I dippity duck
No running to another 'cause you stickity stuck
Make make the floor shine, step step in time
Knees up shuffle bring the noise with each rhyme
Ride for it glide for it, keeping it fresh
Bring it on, nothing to it, when your playing your best
We could look away like nothing is gonna happen
Cities have forgotten us in the traffic
So we buy some time for stopping holding pattern
You're not there til you're down with the demographic
It's a fiasco at your back door once again
Take a second look look, follow through the crowd
Now rock with me, bop with me, keep up the show
Hear the vroom vroom, take me right where you wanna go
Stop stop the delay, everything's OK
Turn the heat up 'cause it might be your last day
Run up at you, hot foot it, catch me if you can can
Hop to it, step to it, jiggity jump
A bigger bang coming at you with a boogity bump
It's a fiasco at your back door once again
Run up at you, hot foot it, catch me if you can can
Hop to it, step to it, jiggity jump
A bigger bang coming at you with a boogity bump
We could look away like nothing is gonna happen
Cities have forgotten us in the traffic
So we buy some time for stopping holding pattern
You're not there 'til you're down with the demographic
In the confusion a revolution can be found
Take a second look look, follow through the crowd
Now rock with me, bop with me, keep up the show
Hear the vroom vroom, take me right where you wanna go
Stop stop the delay, everything's OK
Turn the heat up 'cause it might be your last day
'Cause of the chaos you wanna blame us, it wasn't me see
Prove it if you wanna wanna, bet you can't catch me
I'm hiding, you seeking, I dippity duck
No running to another 'cause you stickity stuck
Make make the floor shine, step step in time
Knees up shuffle bring the noise with each rhyme
Ride for it glide for it, keeping it fresh
Bring it on, nothing to it, when your playing your best
We could look away like nothing is gonna happen
Cities have forgotten us in the traffic
So we buy some time for stopping holding pattern
You're not there til you're down with the demographic
It's a fiasco at your back door once again
Take a second look look, follow through the crowd
Now rock with me, bop with me, keep up the show
Hear the vroom vroom, take me right where you wanna go
Stop stop the delay, everything's OK
Turn the heat up 'cause it might be your last day
Lyrics submitted by sugarbleach, edited by jayphelps321
The Wrath of Marcie Lyrics as written by Jerry Hubbard Nkechi Ka Ninja Egenamba
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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