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.
Woo Wu Yeah Yeah
Zhang kai shuang shou wo po bu ji dai
Deng dai shi jie gei wo de ai
Deng yi ge yi lai
Wo ta zhuo wen jian de bu fa qi dai
Qi dai wei lai an pai de ai baby ni zai ni li
Wo de xin tiao
Bu zhi gai zen ma hao
Wo yao ai yi ge shi ji
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu Wu Yeah Yeah
Wei le bu rang ai ji xu fa kai
Wei le wo xing fu de jie ju
Wo yi ding nu li
Oh mei tian chuang zao geng duo de Surprise
Yao rang ta sheng huo guo de jing cai
Baby ni bu zhi dao wo de mei mao
Wei le ni er xiu hao
Wo yao mei yi ge shi ji
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le Wu Yeah
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni da sheng de shuo ai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu
Ni dui wo de hao
Wo ye kai shi gan jue de dao
Ni qian qi wo de wei xiao
Qian qi wo de xin tiao
Qian zou wo de wen hao
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le Wu Yeah
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu Wu Yeah Yeah Wu
Zhang kai shuang shou wo po bu ji dai
Deng dai shi jie gei wo de ai
Deng yi ge yi lai
Wo ta zhuo wen jian de bu fa qi dai
Qi dai wei lai an pai de ai baby ni zai ni li
Wo de xin tiao
Bu zhi gai zen ma hao
Wo yao ai yi ge shi ji
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu Wu Yeah Yeah
Wei le bu rang ai ji xu fa kai
Wei le wo xing fu de jie ju
Wo yi ding nu li
Oh mei tian chuang zao geng duo de Surprise
Yao rang ta sheng huo guo de jing cai
Baby ni bu zhi dao wo de mei mao
Wei le ni er xiu hao
Wo yao mei yi ge shi ji
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le Wu Yeah
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni da sheng de shuo ai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu
Ni dui wo de hao
Wo ye kai shi gan jue de dao
Ni qian qi wo de wei xiao
Qian qi wo de xin tiao
Qian zou wo de wen hao
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le Wu Yeah
Ai yao da sheng shuo chu lai
Rang ta ming bai
Ai yao nu li zhi zao ji hui cai you wei lai
Deng yi ge hao ji hui
Xiang ni shuo ai ni de gao bai
Feng le
Yin wei wo ai ni zui jiu Wu Yeah Yeah Wu
Lyrics submitted by Howodd27
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