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.
Yeah, me and my girl we're acting up again all right
She ain't much of a looker, she can handle her Paraldehyde
You were up all night at the Captain's Table drinking Tango & gin by the old piano
Playing cards and smoking cigars 'til the sun came up
Or was it going down for the night?
Take another ride on the sunshine highway
Take another ride try to turn it around
Take another ride down the sunshine highway
Take another ride try to turn it around tonight
Drop me off, sign me in, clean me up and let me out
Man that nurse is a bitch, this sucks, she says my jug ain't allowed
I've had my share of Mt. Pleasant messiahs wearing slippers & robes
Trying to bum my smokes
I'm gonna Thorazine shuffle straight out that door
Head to the farm and find me a cure
Tonight, yeah yeah yeah
I'm gonna make it right
'Cause I'm gonna be the one
To take another ride, take another ride
She ain't much of a looker, she can handle her Paraldehyde
You were up all night at the Captain's Table drinking Tango & gin by the old piano
Playing cards and smoking cigars 'til the sun came up
Or was it going down for the night?
Take another ride on the sunshine highway
Take another ride try to turn it around
Take another ride down the sunshine highway
Take another ride try to turn it around tonight
Drop me off, sign me in, clean me up and let me out
Man that nurse is a bitch, this sucks, she says my jug ain't allowed
I've had my share of Mt. Pleasant messiahs wearing slippers & robes
Trying to bum my smokes
I'm gonna Thorazine shuffle straight out that door
Head to the farm and find me a cure
Tonight, yeah yeah yeah
I'm gonna make it right
'Cause I'm gonna be the one
To take another ride, take another ride
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I think I have it all wrong..but here's my idea anyways
"Yeah, me and my girl we're acting up again all right She ain't much of a looker, she can handle her paraldehyde You were up all night at the Captain's Table drinking Tanqueray and gin by the old piano Playing cards and smoking cigars 'til the sun came up Or was it going down for the night?" ^ He was partying...I agree with whoever said ti was Tanqueray instead of tango. Anyways, so he was out all night partying. I always thought the last line was "I wasn't going down for the night"
Take another ride on the sunshine highway Take another ride try to turn it around Take another ride on the sunshine highway Take another ride try to turn it around tonight ^ let's all settle our differences so we can have a good time
Drop me off, sign me in, clean me up and let me out Man that nurse is a bitch, this sucks, she says my jug ain't allowed ^he went to rehab
I've had my share of Mt. Pleasant messiahs wearing slippers and robes, trying to bum my smokes ^ though it was 'unpleasant messiahs'...once again they're in rehab, maybe you can't smoke in rehab?
I'm gonna Thorazine shuffle straight out the door ^ Thoranzine goes with the rehab idea...maybe more of a mental institute
Head to the farm and find me a cure ^good old sunshine,outdoors, regular life will cure him, rehab won't.....or he's going to the farm as in going home and making moonshine
but like I said, I think I'm really far off since nobody else even mentioned it
I AGREE WITH THIS 100do percete'<br /> exactly what I was thinking, rehab <br /> <br /> it is "i wasn't going down for the night" "unpleasant messiahs"<br /> <br /> people seriously must be too drunk when they listen to this song man, its not very hard to understand what's going on here haha
I AGREE WITH THIS 100do percete'<br /> exactly what I was thinking, rehab <br /> <br /> it is "i wasn't going down for the night" "unpleasant messiahs"<br /> <br /> people seriously must be too drunk when they listen to this song man, its not very hard to understand what's going on here haha
superb track from a superb album from a superb band
Good song.
I read that it's about the road to Dropkick Murphy's. (name of a dry out center (where DKM got their name)) The actual road to the place was called "Sunshine Highway" becuase when the drunks drove the road they would throw out their bottles and they would break over the road. There was so much broken glass that the road would light up and shine at night with cars headlights.
Cool I thought... Read it in AP
Ap as in Alternative Press? I really want a subscription to that magazine, it sounds awesome. Anyway, I just heard this song like two minutes ago and I thought it was pretty good. I really like the guitarist in the music video that is jumping around while playing, he's super-cool.
DKM Wrote this Song ABout Partying After The Red Sox Won the World Series
While* Partying Not About, sorry
Could anyone help me out with two idioms in that song? I am German, so I did not get all the meaning: 1.: What's "Tango and gin"? Is it Gin and Tonic? 2.: Mt. Pleasant messiahs?
Thanx
@erkse Not 100% sure about Tango and gin, but I think it refers to a cocktail that uses a soda drunk mainly in the UK. The Mt. Pleasant messiahs is referencing psychiatric ward patients, specifically the stereotype (at least in the US) that every psych ward "must" have at least one resident that claims to be some type of messiah, usually the living embodiment of Jesus.
The guitarist reminds me a lot of Steve Jones from the Sex pistols in the video's solo.
They really went downhill after The Gang's All Here. :(
The posted lyrics aren't exactly right.
It's not "Tango and Gin", it's "Tanqueray Gin" Tanqueray is a brand of British gin.