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.
Well I wake up to a sky so blue
With my girlfriend in the other room
Got the coffee on and the pancakes done
I can't sleep I'm outside in the sun
The tv sings its morning blues
And its all the same with all the news
But she walks up, smiles and kisses me
And says your coffees done.
And starts singing.
Yeah yeah yeah
She is singing.
Well its a pretty good day.
I'm lookin forward to tomorrow
Well have a pretty good day.
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Well have a pretty good day
Yeah well have a good day.
So I lace my boots up and step outside
Catch a cab 'cause my car died
And I go to work with my friend Dan
Paintin houses the best we can
On my way back home I try and mix it up
Walk halfway then take a bus
And as it pulls up and the doors open
I hear the bus driver say step up please
Step up. And I'm singing
Yeah yeah yeah
And I'm singing yeah yeah yeah yeah
Some guy looks over and says how ya doin?
I say Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah Ill have a good day
And through the window
There's a whole world
And I'm watching all the people
All the faces and the places I have yet to go
And the sunshine now its fading
And my girlfriend she's waiting
And I bet that she's outside
Sleeping in the shade
Cause its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah, Ill have a good day
Its a good day
Yeah yeah
Its a good day
With my girlfriend in the other room
Got the coffee on and the pancakes done
I can't sleep I'm outside in the sun
The tv sings its morning blues
And its all the same with all the news
But she walks up, smiles and kisses me
And says your coffees done.
And starts singing.
Yeah yeah yeah
She is singing.
Well its a pretty good day.
I'm lookin forward to tomorrow
Well have a pretty good day.
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Well have a pretty good day
Yeah well have a good day.
So I lace my boots up and step outside
Catch a cab 'cause my car died
And I go to work with my friend Dan
Paintin houses the best we can
On my way back home I try and mix it up
Walk halfway then take a bus
And as it pulls up and the doors open
I hear the bus driver say step up please
Step up. And I'm singing
Yeah yeah yeah
And I'm singing yeah yeah yeah yeah
Some guy looks over and says how ya doin?
I say Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah Ill have a good day
And through the window
There's a whole world
And I'm watching all the people
All the faces and the places I have yet to go
And the sunshine now its fading
And my girlfriend she's waiting
And I bet that she's outside
Sleeping in the shade
Cause its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah yeah yeah
Well its a pretty good day
I'm looking forward to tomorrow
Ill have a pretty good day
Yeah, Ill have a good day
Its a good day
Yeah yeah
Its a good day
Lyrics submitted by raysreality
Good Day Lyrics as written by Tom C. Luce
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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