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.
Well, excuse me, baby
What in the world is going on?
Got an earful of trouble
When I called you on the telephone
Yeah
Well, you're screaming and crying
Bitching how bad you been used
Well, I aidn't got nothing for you
Now I'm strapping on my travelling shoes
Well, I ain't got nothing for you
I ain't got nothing for you
Don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you
No, baby
Oh yeah
Well, I ran into your mama
At the bar last Saturday night
Well, the last thing I'd ever want to do
Is not to treat you right
She's been telling everybody in town
I'm the one you need
Well, my tracks out of the driveway'll
Be the last thing you see of me (Right now, baby)
Well, I ain't got nothing for you
I ain't got nothing for you
Well, don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you
No, I can't shut you up
I can't shut you down
Oh, no, no, no
I can't shut you off
You're still around, yeah
Well, I can't shut you up
No, no, I can't shut you down
No no, no no, no
I can't shut you off
(Well, I ain't got nothing for you)
I ain't got nothing for you
Don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you (No no, no no, no)
Well, I ain't got nothing for you (I can't shut you up)
No, I ain't got nothing for you (Oh, I can't shut you down)
Well, don't you be looking for a handout, honey (I can't shut you off)
I ain't got nothing for you (Oh, no)
Oh yeah
What in the world is going on?
Got an earful of trouble
When I called you on the telephone
Yeah
Well, you're screaming and crying
Bitching how bad you been used
Well, I aidn't got nothing for you
Now I'm strapping on my travelling shoes
Well, I ain't got nothing for you
I ain't got nothing for you
Don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you
No, baby
Oh yeah
Well, I ran into your mama
At the bar last Saturday night
Well, the last thing I'd ever want to do
Is not to treat you right
She's been telling everybody in town
I'm the one you need
Well, my tracks out of the driveway'll
Be the last thing you see of me (Right now, baby)
Well, I ain't got nothing for you
I ain't got nothing for you
Well, don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you
No, I can't shut you up
I can't shut you down
Oh, no, no, no
I can't shut you off
You're still around, yeah
Well, I can't shut you up
No, no, I can't shut you down
No no, no no, no
I can't shut you off
(Well, I ain't got nothing for you)
I ain't got nothing for you
Don't stand there with your hand out, honey
I ain't got nothing for you (No no, no no, no)
Well, I ain't got nothing for you (I can't shut you up)
No, I ain't got nothing for you (Oh, I can't shut you down)
Well, don't you be looking for a handout, honey (I can't shut you off)
I ain't got nothing for you (Oh, no)
Oh yeah
Lyrics submitted by nikkus34
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