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.
Pick a number, wait in line
There's no medicine
That can fix that mind
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
Message, panicked, a naked waste
There's no help to give this one
To keep her sane
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
Look out, boy
She's a few cards short of a full deck
A joker in the game, oh
She's got a bullet with your name on it
No doubt she's a mental case, oh
Better keep that girl away
Poor Holly Wood
She is bad goods
Poor Holly Wood
This may be the last time I say
This may be the last time I say
Oh, poor Holly Wood
She is cracked goods
Poor Holly Wood
Oh, she's cracked, she's cracked
And where she's gone there's no coming back
Watch her fingers, she's gonna pull the trigger
Then the party's over
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
There's no medicine
That can fix that mind
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
Message, panicked, a naked waste
There's no help to give this one
To keep her sane
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
Look out, boy
She's a few cards short of a full deck
A joker in the game, oh
She's got a bullet with your name on it
No doubt she's a mental case, oh
Better keep that girl away
Poor Holly Wood
She is bad goods
Poor Holly Wood
This may be the last time I say
This may be the last time I say
Oh, poor Holly Wood
She is cracked goods
Poor Holly Wood
Oh, she's cracked, she's cracked
And where she's gone there's no coming back
Watch her fingers, she's gonna pull the trigger
Then the party's over
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Watch out, here she comes
Holly Wood, Holly Wood
Fucking a loaded gun
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington
Key Entity Extraction II: Holly Wood the Cracked Lyrics as written by Claudio Sanchez
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