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.
This song goes out to those with coke bottle glasses
To all you lonely kids who were the last pick in gym classes
We got your back - detract your malefactors
All you up in the back unite like Thundercats
Get up, get up, 'cause we're fed up, fed up
Try to rise and keep your head up, head up
Leave the kinging to Kong, we'll be singing our song
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on
It's a sentimental journey
Presenting sentiments of resentment that would burn me
Unearthing archives of sharp knives turning blunt
My road is to unfold, so I gotta face the front
I used to spend my days dazed and confused
16 year underdog still donning Under-roos
Sorry Busta, I know my flow sounds used
Written and directed by the likes of John Hughes
Recycled recitals of rewritten idylls
Are scrawled in the hall like Anthony Michael
I lack land and title, just one of the boys
On islands and islands of misfit toys
CHORUS
My field of dreams was a parking lot
With hot shots doing donuts and pissin' off the grown-ups
Me on the side writing unrequited love letters
That I would send to my imaginary girlfriend
I had to pretend 'cause I never played football
The kid drafted last pick at the roll call
To ease the monotony of everybody mockin me
I spent time to tend rhymes like botany
Now what I want to be? What you want to be?
Maybe famous, I claim this, try to gain this
But sometimes it's heinous the way the shameless
Surround me like a tide and drown me
So I'm looking for intelligent life forms
I'm looking for a blip on the screen
So I can reach out and touch somebody, anybody
Everybody
Oooo Wah Oooo Wah Oooo Wah, Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
To all you lonely kids who were the last pick in gym classes
We got your back - detract your malefactors
All you up in the back unite like Thundercats
Get up, get up, 'cause we're fed up, fed up
Try to rise and keep your head up, head up
Leave the kinging to Kong, we'll be singing our song
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on
It's a sentimental journey
Presenting sentiments of resentment that would burn me
Unearthing archives of sharp knives turning blunt
My road is to unfold, so I gotta face the front
I used to spend my days dazed and confused
16 year underdog still donning Under-roos
Sorry Busta, I know my flow sounds used
Written and directed by the likes of John Hughes
Recycled recitals of rewritten idylls
Are scrawled in the hall like Anthony Michael
I lack land and title, just one of the boys
On islands and islands of misfit toys
CHORUS
My field of dreams was a parking lot
With hot shots doing donuts and pissin' off the grown-ups
Me on the side writing unrequited love letters
That I would send to my imaginary girlfriend
I had to pretend 'cause I never played football
The kid drafted last pick at the roll call
To ease the monotony of everybody mockin me
I spent time to tend rhymes like botany
Now what I want to be? What you want to be?
Maybe famous, I claim this, try to gain this
But sometimes it's heinous the way the shameless
Surround me like a tide and drown me
So I'm looking for intelligent life forms
I'm looking for a blip on the screen
So I can reach out and touch somebody, anybody
Everybody
Oooo Wah Oooo Wah Oooo Wah, Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
Lyrics submitted by BeautifulDisaster
Riot NRRRD Lyrics as written by Edward M Cisneros Andrew E Markham
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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