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.
You can make it what you make it
If you've got the choice
You can choose it
If you choose it
Make it make it
Break into a brand new crew
If you had the chance
You can tell them
If you tell them
Make it make it
Take it to the big big blue
If you want to dance
You can dance it
If you dance it
Make it make it
When you want to party hard
If you want to crash
You can drink it
If you drink it
Make it make it
Make it make it
What you want
But never let me down
Break it break it
How you want
But never make me frown
Take it take it
When you go
But turn off all the lights
Fake it fake it
Where you want
But you never realized
If you make it
You can make it
Make it make it
You can make it
How you make it
Make it make it
You can make it
You can break it
You can take it
You can fake it
But if you break it
You can't take it
If you fake it
You can't make it
But if you make it
How you make it
Make it make it
You will never
Need to fake it
Make it make it
You can do it
Go right through it
Make it make it
If you do it
I can do it
Make it make it
If you bake it
Can I taste it
Make it make it
If I taste it
You can taste it
Make it make it
If you end it
I will end it
Make it make it end
If you've got the choice
You can choose it
If you choose it
Make it make it
Break into a brand new crew
If you had the chance
You can tell them
If you tell them
Make it make it
Take it to the big big blue
If you want to dance
You can dance it
If you dance it
Make it make it
When you want to party hard
If you want to crash
You can drink it
If you drink it
Make it make it
Make it make it
What you want
But never let me down
Break it break it
How you want
But never make me frown
Take it take it
When you go
But turn off all the lights
Fake it fake it
Where you want
But you never realized
If you make it
You can make it
Make it make it
You can make it
How you make it
Make it make it
You can make it
You can break it
You can take it
You can fake it
But if you break it
You can't take it
If you fake it
You can't make it
But if you make it
How you make it
Make it make it
You will never
Need to fake it
Make it make it
You can do it
Go right through it
Make it make it
If you do it
I can do it
Make it make it
If you bake it
Can I taste it
Make it make it
If I taste it
You can taste it
Make it make it
If you end it
I will end it
Make it make it end
Lyrics submitted by knuxman
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