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.
New place and new time zone
Distant women wicked men (c'mon)
Watch me crack the case of jet lag
Loneliness again
If you bring your beats
I will bring my strums
I can tell, you wanna know
Where I'm coming from (oh oh oh)
I can tell, you wanna know where I'm coming
From mama hey mama
We're gonna crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
And before we know it
Hostiles moving up and down
Forget jet lag, we got all?
If you show your beats
I will show my strums
I can tell, you wanna know
Where I'm coming from (oh oh oh)
I can tell, you wanna know where I'm coming
From mama hey mama
We're gonna crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
Crack it!
Crack, crack, crack, crack the case!
New place and new time zone
Distant women wicked men (c'mon)
Watch me wave the smoke of jet lag
Loneliness away
Eat and sleazy, it's this easy
Once you understand
Distance between you and I is
Only in our heads
So if you be right here, I will be right now
It's more important where you go
Than where you're coming from
And only place that is
More important than it
It's the place, it's the place
It's place where you at (oh, oh, oh)
It's the place, it's the place
It's place where you
Hey mama, hey mama, wo ho ho crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
Hey! crack, crack, crack, crack the case
Distant women wicked men (c'mon)
Watch me crack the case of jet lag
Loneliness again
If you bring your beats
I will bring my strums
I can tell, you wanna know
Where I'm coming from (oh oh oh)
I can tell, you wanna know where I'm coming
From mama hey mama
We're gonna crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
And before we know it
Hostiles moving up and down
Forget jet lag, we got all?
If you show your beats
I will show my strums
I can tell, you wanna know
Where I'm coming from (oh oh oh)
I can tell, you wanna know where I'm coming
From mama hey mama
We're gonna crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
Crack it!
Crack, crack, crack, crack the case!
New place and new time zone
Distant women wicked men (c'mon)
Watch me wave the smoke of jet lag
Loneliness away
Eat and sleazy, it's this easy
Once you understand
Distance between you and I is
Only in our heads
So if you be right here, I will be right now
It's more important where you go
Than where you're coming from
And only place that is
More important than it
It's the place, it's the place
It's place where you at (oh, oh, oh)
It's the place, it's the place
It's place where you
Hey mama, hey mama, wo ho ho crack the case!
Hey mama, hey mama
We're gonna crack the case right now!
Hey! crack, crack, crack, crack the case
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Crack The Case Lyrics as written by Oliver Francis Charles Pedro Erazo-segovia
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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