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.
Are you alright?
I'm alright
I'm quite alright
And my money's right
(8) yeah
Countin' them bands all way to the top 'til they be fallin' over
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Countin' them bands all the way to the top 'til we fallin' over
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Shoulda saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "Baby, I am not afraid to die"
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
Phantom that's all red
Inside all white
Like something you ride a sled down
I just want that head
My Brittany got mad
I'm barely her man now
Everybody got the same swag now
Watch the way that I tear it down
Stackin' my bands all the way to the top
All the way 'til my bands fallin' over
Every time that you leave your spot
Your girlfriend call me like, "Come on over"
I like the way that she treat me
Gon' leave you, won't leave me, I call it that Casanova
She said I'm insane, yeah
I might blow my brain out (hey)
Xanny help the pain, yeah
Please, Xanny, make it go away
I'm committed, not addicted, but it keep control of me
All the pain, now I can't feel it
I swear that it's slowing me, yeah
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "I am not afraid to die" (yeah)
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge (yeah)
All my friends are dead (yeah, ooh)
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead, yeah
All my friends are dead, yeah
That is not your swag, I swear you fake hard
Now these niggas wanna take my cadence
Rain on, thunderstorm, rain on (oh yeah)
Medicine, lil' nigga, take some (yeah-yeah)
Fast car, NASCAR, race on
In the club they got no ones, then we would beg them
Clothes from overseas
Got the racks and they all C-Notes, you is not a G though
Lookin' at you stackin' up your money, it all green though
I was countin' that and these all twenties, that's a G-roll
She say
"You're the worst, you're the worst"
I cannot die because this my universe
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Shoulda saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "Baby, I am not afraid to die"
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
I'm alright
I'm quite alright
And my money's right
(8) yeah
Countin' them bands all way to the top 'til they be fallin' over
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Countin' them bands all the way to the top 'til we fallin' over
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Shoulda saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "Baby, I am not afraid to die"
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
Phantom that's all red
Inside all white
Like something you ride a sled down
I just want that head
My Brittany got mad
I'm barely her man now
Everybody got the same swag now
Watch the way that I tear it down
Stackin' my bands all the way to the top
All the way 'til my bands fallin' over
Every time that you leave your spot
Your girlfriend call me like, "Come on over"
I like the way that she treat me
Gon' leave you, won't leave me, I call it that Casanova
She said I'm insane, yeah
I might blow my brain out (hey)
Xanny help the pain, yeah
Please, Xanny, make it go away
I'm committed, not addicted, but it keep control of me
All the pain, now I can't feel it
I swear that it's slowing me, yeah
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "I am not afraid to die" (yeah)
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge (yeah)
All my friends are dead (yeah, ooh)
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead, yeah
All my friends are dead, yeah
That is not your swag, I swear you fake hard
Now these niggas wanna take my cadence
Rain on, thunderstorm, rain on (oh yeah)
Medicine, lil' nigga, take some (yeah-yeah)
Fast car, NASCAR, race on
In the club they got no ones, then we would beg them
Clothes from overseas
Got the racks and they all C-Notes, you is not a G though
Lookin' at you stackin' up your money, it all green though
I was countin' that and these all twenties, that's a G-roll
She say
"You're the worst, you're the worst"
I cannot die because this my universe
I don't really care if you cry
On the real, you shoulda never lied
Shoulda saw the way she looked me in my eyes
She said, "Baby, I am not afraid to die"
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
All my friends are dead
Push me to the edge
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by justin1058
XO Tour Llif3 Lyrics as written by John Lucas Symere Woods
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