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.
Sick and tired every day, they make me mad and it's always the same
Yapping at me here, yapping at me there, noisy people everywhere
Noisy talking, Oh Yeah they're noisy talking
Every time I go to parties, people trap me they just tease
Tell me stories about when they were young, tell me loud and tell me forever
Noisy talking, bloody noisy talking
All the smart lads on the smart side of the street play it cool, real neat
Never talk loud, hardly talk at all, when they do you wanna crawl up the wall
It's not noisy talking, It's real quiet.
It's not noisy talking, I mean these guys are cool - not like some I know
You know I always say if you're gonna, I always say if you're gonna
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
Noisy talking, yeah noisy talking can give the game away
Noisy talking is what all the dummies do
Noisy talking no noisy talking
You gotta be quiet, keep it down
Yapping at me here, yapping at me there, noisy people everywhere
Noisy talking, Oh Yeah they're noisy talking
Every time I go to parties, people trap me they just tease
Tell me stories about when they were young, tell me loud and tell me forever
Noisy talking, bloody noisy talking
All the smart lads on the smart side of the street play it cool, real neat
Never talk loud, hardly talk at all, when they do you wanna crawl up the wall
It's not noisy talking, It's real quiet.
It's not noisy talking, I mean these guys are cool - not like some I know
You know I always say if you're gonna, I always say if you're gonna
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
You gotta talk quiet if you're gonna talk at all
Noisy talking, yeah noisy talking can give the game away
Noisy talking is what all the dummies do
Noisy talking no noisy talking
You gotta be quiet, keep it down
Lyrics submitted by J0K3R
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