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.
You guys don't know what love is.
You don't know what love is.
Until you've learned the meaning of the blues.
Until you had a love you had to lose.
You don't know what love is.
Let's see. What's happening? The sacks are filling up again here yeah.
Well we can stop that thing ya know any fuckin' time we want, let's do it.
You don't know what love is.
Until you've learned the meaning of the blues.
Until you had a love you had to lose.
You don't know what love is.
Let's see. What's happening? The sacks are filling up again here yeah.
Well we can stop that thing ya know any fuckin' time we want, let's do it.
Lyrics submitted by The Big Andowski
Raleigh Soliloquy Pt. III Lyrics as written by Bradley James Nowell
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does anyone know the lyrics to the "secret song" at the end of this track or where i can get them?
the song at the end is a mix of a bunch of songs, most of the lyrics are from "don't push" though, so look that up =]
i have the wholeeeeeeeee rant. it's like 30 minutes long. it's fantastic.
"you come to the fuckin country of genius? FREEDOM!? AMERICA?! thinkin you're gonna con us out of our country? whyyyyyy... fuck you, you fuckin profane BASTARDS, with no fuckin capital on that fuckin B. that's a super... fuckin... discharge, a minus.. fuckin B."
absolutely classic.
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on the beach on blanket mommy i am the one buddy bye good lovin' give me lots of good fun buddy bye on beach break it and all night long they kickin' on the court listenin' to the reggae song me say a beach blanket wicked and wild my beach blanket she's such a nature's child
stolen a shotgun you know what i'd do i'd point it straight up at the sky and shoot heaven on down for you because the bars are always open and the time is always right and if god's good word goes unspoken the music goes all night it say
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buddy bye i love love love love love no no no no no no no no no
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you ready yeh stolen kookoo
nobody even gotta go to go by me i know the lights of a cop car can bust that i don't want nobody to come run up to me 'cause i would not like to look like mamba i never want to be another droppin' motherfucker gettin' jacked and macked i need another pack then on the corner gonna get jacked 'cause that's the way you'd end up where it's at clack come on get it delivered
it's so nice i wanna hear the same song twice it's so nice i wan'