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.
I always like to be supprised
I don't want to be told
What happens after I die
Death is like a mystery gift
Wraped up in a box
Sent from infinity and stamped
With question marks
Everyones got theres and I've got mine
People shake it, weigh it
Discuss it all the time
I tend to think theres nothing at all in it
But it's cool that I could
Find out any minuete
And I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Cause I don't wanna hear the corpses talk
I don't wanna hear them grumble and complain
Or disscuss how much they want
To eat my brain
And I always kind of like to be suprised
I don't wanna be told what
Happens after I die
No I don't wanna hear the courpses talk
So I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Well if we lived for ever we'd
Realy want to find out
But what a relief, we all die
So theres nothing to worry about
Some say that life is empty
Some say it's meaningless
And some say it isn't such a
Bad thing if it is and some say im wrong and
That i'll go to hell
But i'd be happy just knowing that there
Was a point so it's just aswell
Some people assume that youll suffer there
They just think you're selfish
If I was in hell id be glad
Knowing that other people are in heaven
It'd make it no so hellish
And I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Cause I don't wanna hear the corpses talk
But I want black cats to cross my
Path and I pick up bad pennys
And if theres monsters in my closet
Then come and get me
And I always kind of like to be suprised
I don't wanna be told what
Happens after I die
No I don't wanna hear the courpses talk
So I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
I don't want to be told
What happens after I die
Death is like a mystery gift
Wraped up in a box
Sent from infinity and stamped
With question marks
Everyones got theres and I've got mine
People shake it, weigh it
Discuss it all the time
I tend to think theres nothing at all in it
But it's cool that I could
Find out any minuete
And I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Cause I don't wanna hear the corpses talk
I don't wanna hear them grumble and complain
Or disscuss how much they want
To eat my brain
And I always kind of like to be suprised
I don't wanna be told what
Happens after I die
No I don't wanna hear the courpses talk
So I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Well if we lived for ever we'd
Realy want to find out
But what a relief, we all die
So theres nothing to worry about
Some say that life is empty
Some say it's meaningless
And some say it isn't such a
Bad thing if it is and some say im wrong and
That i'll go to hell
But i'd be happy just knowing that there
Was a point so it's just aswell
Some people assume that youll suffer there
They just think you're selfish
If I was in hell id be glad
Knowing that other people are in heaven
It'd make it no so hellish
And I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
Cause I don't wanna hear the corpses talk
But I want black cats to cross my
Path and I pick up bad pennys
And if theres monsters in my closet
Then come and get me
And I always kind of like to be suprised
I don't wanna be told what
Happens after I die
No I don't wanna hear the courpses talk
So I whistle past the graveyard when I walk
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