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.
The Police man
Must hate my band,
(my band)
Everytime we turn it up,
We get shut down by the man
(shut down by the man)
Because we're too loud, too young
Our parties are off the wall
Every time we turn it up
The police come and wreck it all
Oh no now
No you can't take it,
You can't take my microphone
I'd love to step outside,
Get busted alone
My guitar is made of wood and metal,
Same as your shot gun
(shotgun)
I use mine with people dancing,
You use yours when people run
Because musicians are just the modern day theives
Stealing quiet from the rich
And dealing it out to the young
The party has just begun
Oh no no
No you can't take it,
you can't take my guitar stand
I'd love to go downtown,
Get busted by the man
Must hate my band,
(my band)
Everytime we turn it up,
We get shut down by the man
(shut down by the man)
Because we're too loud, too young
Our parties are off the wall
Every time we turn it up
The police come and wreck it all
Oh no now
No you can't take it,
You can't take my microphone
I'd love to step outside,
Get busted alone
My guitar is made of wood and metal,
Same as your shot gun
(shotgun)
I use mine with people dancing,
You use yours when people run
Because musicians are just the modern day theives
Stealing quiet from the rich
And dealing it out to the young
The party has just begun
Oh no no
No you can't take it,
you can't take my guitar stand
I'd love to go downtown,
Get busted by the man
Lyrics submitted by iamdisastergirl
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