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.
is it too late to trade in my mind?
is it too late to trade in my mind?
no tread on the tires
my transmission's shot
is it too late to trade in my mind...
i'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler
uh-oh...better get maaco
uh-oh...better get maaco
uh-oh...better get maaco
is it too late to trade in my mind?
i see you when you're sleeping
i know when youre awake
i know when you bin good or bad
so don't repeat the same mistake
what a difference a chromosome can make
is it too late to trade in my mind
hush little baby dont you cry
hush little baby dont you cry
i wanna whisk you away with me
i'll be the whisker....you be the whiskey
you'll be old in next to no time
you'll be old in next to no time
you can't dodge snowflakes in a blizzard
can't dodge raindrops in a storm
living in the threat of things yet done
for this hour - yeah, you're the only one
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go?
living in the threat of things yet done
for this hour - you are the only one
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go?
like a true born native child
you were born to be defiled
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
like a true born native child
you were born to paedophile
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
can't go back a second time
never return to the scene of the crime
another firebomb
return to babylon
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
i bring you novocaine wishes and cavity dreams
things are never as bad as they seem
hush little baby
don't you cry
don't you cry
like a true born native child
you were born to be defiled
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go
another firebomb
return to babylon
can't go back a second time
never return to the scene of the crime
another firebomb
return to babylon
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
is it too late to trade in my mind?
is it too late to trade in my mind?
hush little baby.....
don't you cry
is it too late to trade in my mind?
no tread on the tires
my transmission's shot
is it too late to trade in my mind...
i'm not gonna pay a lot for this muffler
uh-oh...better get maaco
uh-oh...better get maaco
uh-oh...better get maaco
is it too late to trade in my mind?
i see you when you're sleeping
i know when youre awake
i know when you bin good or bad
so don't repeat the same mistake
what a difference a chromosome can make
is it too late to trade in my mind
hush little baby dont you cry
hush little baby dont you cry
i wanna whisk you away with me
i'll be the whisker....you be the whiskey
you'll be old in next to no time
you'll be old in next to no time
you can't dodge snowflakes in a blizzard
can't dodge raindrops in a storm
living in the threat of things yet done
for this hour - yeah, you're the only one
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go?
living in the threat of things yet done
for this hour - you are the only one
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go?
like a true born native child
you were born to be defiled
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
like a true born native child
you were born to paedophile
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
can't go back a second time
never return to the scene of the crime
another firebomb
return to babylon
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
i bring you novocaine wishes and cavity dreams
things are never as bad as they seem
hush little baby
don't you cry
don't you cry
like a true born native child
you were born to be defiled
my little kewpie doll
my little china doll
we move our bodies to and fro
but how far do we really go
another firebomb
return to babylon
can't go back a second time
never return to the scene of the crime
another firebomb
return to babylon
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
hey lord don't ask me no questions
is it too late to trade in my mind?
is it too late to trade in my mind?
hush little baby.....
don't you cry
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