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.
come on down to where them tracks cross high street
you gonna watch the whole world go insane
see the lighters hit the rocks in the bushes
like the stars are comin down like rain
here she comes
just a skin and bones skeleton
she's food for the crack cocaine
she got a baby
livin right outside the city
man she don't even remember his name
well his name is Adolf Hitler Albert Einstein Jesse James
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
everything in sight's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
it's to work or to jail
man they're closin them doors on the world
laugh if you want to
really is kinda funny
cause the world is a car
and you're the crash test dummy
herd stampedin now
fences gone
television is always on
and it says
"save the children, but drop the bomb"
replace the word right now
with the word wrong
hey there's a big sale on tuesday
get it before it's gone
get a picture with the four horsemen
for a nominal sum
now that they got everything
they'd like to sell you some
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
cause everything in sight's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
cause it's to work or to jail
man they're closin' them doors on the world
take this pill now,
and put it on your tongue
keep you actin'
just like everyone
keeps you from feelin'
good bad ugly crazy dumb
it ain't a drug god-dammit
I'd give it to my only son
well no one's gonna get arrested
no one's havin' any fun
doctors orders "ya feel yer heart beatin?
go ahead and take ya one"
now yer dumber than a singin' saw
playin Uncomfortably Numb
it's a thorazine work party
with free flouride bubble gum
man, you wander like a zombie
out into the midday sun
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
everything you've got's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
cause it's to work or to jail
man they're closin' them doors
yea they're closin' them doors
yea they're closin' them doors on the world
you gonna watch the whole world go insane
see the lighters hit the rocks in the bushes
like the stars are comin down like rain
here she comes
just a skin and bones skeleton
she's food for the crack cocaine
she got a baby
livin right outside the city
man she don't even remember his name
well his name is Adolf Hitler Albert Einstein Jesse James
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
everything in sight's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
it's to work or to jail
man they're closin them doors on the world
laugh if you want to
really is kinda funny
cause the world is a car
and you're the crash test dummy
herd stampedin now
fences gone
television is always on
and it says
"save the children, but drop the bomb"
replace the word right now
with the word wrong
hey there's a big sale on tuesday
get it before it's gone
get a picture with the four horsemen
for a nominal sum
now that they got everything
they'd like to sell you some
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
cause everything in sight's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
cause it's to work or to jail
man they're closin' them doors on the world
take this pill now,
and put it on your tongue
keep you actin'
just like everyone
keeps you from feelin'
good bad ugly crazy dumb
it ain't a drug god-dammit
I'd give it to my only son
well no one's gonna get arrested
no one's havin' any fun
doctors orders "ya feel yer heart beatin?
go ahead and take ya one"
now yer dumber than a singin' saw
playin Uncomfortably Numb
it's a thorazine work party
with free flouride bubble gum
man, you wander like a zombie
out into the midday sun
all hail
all hail
to the greatest of sales
everything you've got's got to be sold
all hail
all hail
cause it's to work or to jail
man they're closin' them doors
yea they're closin' them doors
yea they're closin' them doors on the world
Lyrics submitted by fonzaloon, edited by s0nspark, PepperReed, freecub
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