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.
I'm just a gigolo and ev'rywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Pay for every dance selling each romance
Ooh, what they/re sayin
There would come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They say "He was just a gigolo"
Life goes on without me
I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go
People know the part Dave's playing
Pay for every dance selling each romance
Ooh, I what they're sayin
There would come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
There was just a gigolos
Life goes on without me
'Cuz I ain't got nobody
Nobody cares for me, nobody
Nobody cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama come
And take a chance with me
'Cuz I ain't so bad
Sad and lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat, on the, on the beat
I ain't got nobody
Nobody cares for me, nobody, nobody
I, I, I, ain't got nobody
Nobody, nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I'm so sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama
Come and take a chance with me
'Cuz I ain't so bad
Really want that soul
Little loving soul all of the time
Even on the beat, cherry, cherry on the beat
Need a long tall darling, mama
Feeling sick, got nobody
No, nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody, no one, no one
Loopey loop, darling, darling
Getting serious, got to see the walls
Over there, nobody, got no one, nobody
Nobody, nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody cares for me
People know the part I'm playing
Pay for every dance selling each romance
Ooh, what they/re sayin
There would come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They say "He was just a gigolo"
Life goes on without me
I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go
People know the part Dave's playing
Pay for every dance selling each romance
Ooh, I what they're sayin
There would come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
There was just a gigolos
Life goes on without me
'Cuz I ain't got nobody
Nobody cares for me, nobody
Nobody cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama come
And take a chance with me
'Cuz I ain't so bad
Sad and lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat, on the, on the beat
I ain't got nobody
Nobody cares for me, nobody, nobody
I, I, I, ain't got nobody
Nobody, nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I'm so sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama
Come and take a chance with me
'Cuz I ain't so bad
Really want that soul
Little loving soul all of the time
Even on the beat, cherry, cherry on the beat
Need a long tall darling, mama
Feeling sick, got nobody
No, nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody, no one, no one
Loopey loop, darling, darling
Getting serious, got to see the walls
Over there, nobody, got no one, nobody
Nobody, nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody cares for me
Lyrics submitted by UseYourIllusion, edited by Branjawn
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