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.
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Truth is that it was always going to end
The symphony buzzing in my head
Took a market of filth
And sold like summer
True, all of the good girls act so good
'Til one of them doesn't wait their turn
Turn the memory to stone
And carve your shoulder
Hey, holy roller
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
I know what it's like to have to trade
The ones that you love for the ones you hate
Don't think I've ever used a day of my education
There's only two ways that these things can go
Good or bad and how was I to know
That all your friends won't hold any grudges
I got the final judgement
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
And you been gone so long
I forgot what you feel like
But I'm not gonna think about that right now
I'm gonna keep getting underneath you
I'm gonna keep getting underneath you
And all our friends want us to fall in love
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Truth is that it was always going to end
The symphony buzzing in my head
Took a market of filth
And sold like summer
True, all of the good girls act so good
'Til one of them doesn't wait their turn
Turn the memory to stone
And carve your shoulder
Hey, holy roller
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
I know what it's like to have to trade
The ones that you love for the ones you hate
Don't think I've ever used a day of my education
There's only two ways that these things can go
Good or bad and how was I to know
That all your friends won't hold any grudges
I got the final judgement
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
And you been gone so long
I forgot what you feel like
But I'm not gonna think about that right now
I'm gonna keep getting underneath you
I'm gonna keep getting underneath you
And all our friends want us to fall in love
If you wanna start a fight
You better throw the first punch
Make it a good one
And if ya wanna make it through the night
You better say my name like
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
Oh whoa oh whoa oh, oh whoa oh
The good, the bad, and the dirty
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The Good, the Bad and the Dirty Lyrics as written by Brendon Boyd Urie Jacob Scott Sinclair
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