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've gotta lotta nerve a
Gotta lotta do do do
You got, you got it
Gotta lotta nerve a
You, you, you
Gotta lotta nerve a
Oh no, stop bitching indiscretion
You're such an A1 lover
Since when are you perfection?
Never true blue to me
So why are you getting nasty?
Well, it's lucky for you
That I'm gonna keep dancing
Oh, I know
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
But you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
When you talk about love
If you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve a)
We can talk about love
Oh, you've gotta lotta nerve a
(Gotta lotta)
To be talking about love
Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve)
To be talking about love
Oh yeah yeah
(Do do wop)
Yeah yeah
You gotta lotta
I say listen to you
Oh your roots will be showing
Better watch what you say and do
Or your cool you'll be blowing
We're talking 16 tons of nerve a
We're talking 16 tons of
We're talking 16 tons of nerve a
We're talking perfect nerve
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
When you talk about love
If you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve a)
We can talk about love
We can talk about love
(Talk about love)
We can talk about love
(Talk about love)
To be talking about
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
Everyone you know
(Perfect)
Everything you do
(Perfect)
Everywhere you go
(Perfect)
So on and so on, so on
You gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
To be talking about love
(Talking about love)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect perfect)
To be talking about love
You've gotta a perfect nerve
(Gotta lotta)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Talk about love)
A perfect nerve a
(Perfect, perfect)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
Say everything you do
(Gotta lotta)
Oh everywhere you go
(Talk about love)
And everyone you know
(Perfect, perfect)
Everywhere you go
Yeah you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
I said you gotta lotta
(Talk about love)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect, perfect)
I said you gotta lotta, I said you gotta lotta
I said you gotta lot
(Gotta lotta)
Gotta lotta do do do
You got, you got it
Gotta lotta nerve a
You, you, you
Gotta lotta nerve a
Oh no, stop bitching indiscretion
You're such an A1 lover
Since when are you perfection?
Never true blue to me
So why are you getting nasty?
Well, it's lucky for you
That I'm gonna keep dancing
Oh, I know
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
But you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
When you talk about love
If you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve a)
We can talk about love
Oh, you've gotta lotta nerve a
(Gotta lotta)
To be talking about love
Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve)
To be talking about love
Oh yeah yeah
(Do do wop)
Yeah yeah
You gotta lotta
I say listen to you
Oh your roots will be showing
Better watch what you say and do
Or your cool you'll be blowing
We're talking 16 tons of nerve a
We're talking 16 tons of
We're talking 16 tons of nerve a
We're talking perfect nerve
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
Yeah, you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
When you talk about love
If you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect nerve a)
We can talk about love
We can talk about love
(Talk about love)
We can talk about love
(Talk about love)
To be talking about
Everyone you know is perfect, perfect
Everything you do is perfect, perfect
Everywhere you go is perfect, perfect
So on, so on
Everyone you know
(Perfect)
Everything you do
(Perfect)
Everywhere you go
(Perfect)
So on and so on, so on
You gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
To be talking about love
(Talking about love)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect perfect)
To be talking about love
You've gotta a perfect nerve
(Gotta lotta)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Talk about love)
A perfect nerve a
(Perfect, perfect)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
Say everything you do
(Gotta lotta)
Oh everywhere you go
(Talk about love)
And everyone you know
(Perfect, perfect)
Everywhere you go
Yeah you gotta lotta nerve
(Gotta lotta)
I said you gotta lotta
(Talk about love)
I said you gotta lotta nerve
(Perfect, perfect)
I said you gotta lotta, I said you gotta lotta
I said you gotta lot
(Gotta lotta)
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Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect) Lyrics as written by John Oates Daryl Hall
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