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.
Don't sit there like some silly girl
If you wait too long it'll be too late
I'm not telling you something new
There ain't no time to lose
It's time for you to celebrate
So get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Get up, little girl)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (It's time, your world)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Your life, your choice)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (It's time, live it up)
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
You don't have the luxury of time
You have got to say what's on your mind
Your head lost in the stars
You'll never go far
It's time for you to read the signs
So get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Here comes, my hand)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Take it, you can)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (The time, is now)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (I'll show, you how)
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
Say what you like
Do what you feel
You know exactly who you are
The time is right now
You got to decide
Stand in the back or be the star
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Here comes, my hand)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Take it, you can)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (The time, is now)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (I'll show, you how)
I can't keep waiting for you
Anticipating that you've
No time to lose
I can't keep waiting for you
Here's a impromptu I want you
I'm going to tell you what I want to do to you
Your girlfriend she wants to
Beautiful
Just flew in from Paris
Voulez vouz?
And the city that don't snooze
Smooze amongst the whose who's
And I use my celeb to get this one home
Why everything that feel so good gotta be so wrong?
Gimme room now
I'm like a vampire on the full moon now
And I don't know about you now
But I think I wanna try something new now
See what it do now
And when you sat down
Uh, cause you was losing your breath now
Uh, cause you be doing it to death now
She be doing E to F now
What's left now?
Mr. West now
Can you get any more fresh now?
I think I just did, just now
Talking my shit, that's how
I'm a professional, I admit that
Flashing lights show I live that
Fame is a drug, wanna hit that?
'Cause I know exactly where to get that
Did you get that?
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up off a your seat
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up off a your seat now
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
'Cause they know exactly where to get that
Did you get that?
Let's go, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
On and on
On and on
If you wait too long it'll be too late
I'm not telling you something new
There ain't no time to lose
It's time for you to celebrate
So get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Get up, little girl)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (It's time, your world)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Your life, your choice)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (It's time, live it up)
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
You don't have the luxury of time
You have got to say what's on your mind
Your head lost in the stars
You'll never go far
It's time for you to read the signs
So get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Here comes, my hand)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Take it, you can)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (The time, is now)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (I'll show, you how)
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
On and on, on the beat goes
Say what you like
Do what you feel
You know exactly who you are
The time is right now
You got to decide
Stand in the back or be the star
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Here comes, my hand)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (Take it, you can)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (The time, is now)
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat (I'll show, you how)
I can't keep waiting for you
Anticipating that you've
No time to lose
I can't keep waiting for you
Here's a impromptu I want you
I'm going to tell you what I want to do to you
Your girlfriend she wants to
Beautiful
Just flew in from Paris
Voulez vouz?
And the city that don't snooze
Smooze amongst the whose who's
And I use my celeb to get this one home
Why everything that feel so good gotta be so wrong?
Gimme room now
I'm like a vampire on the full moon now
And I don't know about you now
But I think I wanna try something new now
See what it do now
And when you sat down
Uh, cause you was losing your breath now
Uh, cause you be doing it to death now
She be doing E to F now
What's left now?
Mr. West now
Can you get any more fresh now?
I think I just did, just now
Talking my shit, that's how
I'm a professional, I admit that
Flashing lights show I live that
Fame is a drug, wanna hit that?
'Cause I know exactly where to get that
Did you get that?
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up off a your seat
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up off a your seat now
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
'Cause they know exactly where to get that
Did you get that?
Let's go, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat
Get down, beep beep, gotta get up outta your seat
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
The beat goes
On and on
On and on
On and on
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