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.
When you go Rwanda Congo
Take me on a genocide tour
Take me on a truck to Darfur
Take me where you would go
Got static on your satellite phone
Got to get you safe at home
Got to get you somewhere warm
So you get me all alone
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Time and time and time and time again
You keep pushing that button but I don't know what your saying
You hit me on AIM trying to flip me on some game
Are you coming, are you going, are you leaving, are you staying?
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Time and time and time and time again
You keep pushing me, what you saying?
You hit me on AIM, flip me on some game
But I still don't know what you're saying
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Take me on a genocide tour
Take me on a truck to Darfur
Take me where you would go
Got static on your satellite phone
Got to get you safe at home
Got to get you somewhere warm
So you get me all alone
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Time and time and time and time again
You keep pushing that button but I don't know what your saying
You hit me on AIM trying to flip me on some game
Are you coming, are you going, are you leaving, are you staying?
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Time and time and time and time again
You keep pushing me, what you saying?
You hit me on AIM, flip me on some game
But I still don't know what you're saying
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
You told me that you're busy
Your loving makes me crazy
I know that you hear me
Start acting like you want me!
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Jimmy Aaja
Lyrics submitted by mousely_modest
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This is an awesome cover. His voice is soo sexy here.
there are some words said at 3:12.. hard to make them out but i think its "sighfuck" and "go back to bed"
M.I.A. covered this from of Montreal. It wasn't the other way around. She also covered 'It Takes A Muscle' from the band Spectral Display [Fact].