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.
We wait to wake to get a ride in the rain
Buy a ticket they can check we can claim
So we don't spend what's our own for a
Seat a place to stop a green light a red
Cross they run around naked doing old
Things like the ones before
Wait for a break so you can take a little
Something that'll make your next break
Come along a little quicker than the one
Before wait for an answer spy a sweet
Dancer as she walks from the door of the
Hall wish you waited for your wedding
Vows so hurry up and wait
But what's worth waiting for?
We wait to get warm the car starts from
Cold stall to make a first move magazines
Made the rules to make us lose wait for
Your dream man the house you could both
Plan the car in the sales ad the wet dream
With the man you wished that you had
A watched pot never boils
Sugars seconds to dissolve
See your appetite lost
Foods relevance is lost inside
So hurry up and wait
But what's worth waiting for?
So join the queue me and you
Wait in line
It takes our time to be satisfied
Buy a ticket they can check we can claim
So we don't spend what's our own for a
Seat a place to stop a green light a red
Cross they run around naked doing old
Things like the ones before
Wait for a break so you can take a little
Something that'll make your next break
Come along a little quicker than the one
Before wait for an answer spy a sweet
Dancer as she walks from the door of the
Hall wish you waited for your wedding
Vows so hurry up and wait
But what's worth waiting for?
We wait to get warm the car starts from
Cold stall to make a first move magazines
Made the rules to make us lose wait for
Your dream man the house you could both
Plan the car in the sales ad the wet dream
With the man you wished that you had
A watched pot never boils
Sugars seconds to dissolve
See your appetite lost
Foods relevance is lost inside
So hurry up and wait
But what's worth waiting for?
So join the queue me and you
Wait in line
It takes our time to be satisfied
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P.S. Yeah, really, what IS worth waiting for?