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.
(Pidgeon John)
wake up and smell the decay
alrigh today is the day
she is just shopping for shoes
frozen you stare in a daze
and shes amazing you can tell
?
standing there checking ?
and you just wanna know what this girl is all about
standing there she notices you staring and begins to pout
eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back
nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
(Busdriver)
*hey hey hey*
we hit the stage, ladies howl
wipe my face with a paper towel, haters bow
cuz they know we got the latest album ?
? but i like the girls fat breasts and thighs
and i dissed her in slow motion cuz i'm showboatin
and i'm sponsored by a ? exec with a waterin eye
who conquered the sky by sellin cigarettes that give me shortness of breathe
and he swindled me out of my endorsement check, but i don't care
cuz i'm a movie star, at the nudie bar puttin c notes in girls bikini tops
and when the cd drops, all we earn's the difference in half a penny that's why I'm black and skinny
*yeah here it goes*
(chorus)
? inhale pipe fumes and see the clowns and theres something floating in the shallow end
something bloating somebody call the pool man
*pidgeon john in background*
standing there noticing you and then she X2
(Busdriver)
? of sunshine, why don't you jump in my paper camera
we should chill sometime, it fits perfectly well in the day planner
?
? don't have to impersonate a black mare to get a good look at a blue thong
and you can be the girl ?
so i'm down on my knees and i'm asking if you want to get an apartment with me
you don't really have to cook and clean ?
(pidgeon John)
Its like when you fix your car, and you're feeling great
its like when your car breaks down on your first date
you take sudafed you stay up late and debate
? you feel so dumb she can't relate
but she's still cool with you smilin she makes a fool of you
you take the bus instead, no prob no attitude
its such a dream don't wake up you don't have too
on your way all your friends don't even matter do they
(chorus X2)
*in background*
eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back
nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
wake up and smell the decay
alrigh today is the day
she is just shopping for shoes
frozen you stare in a daze
and shes amazing you can tell
?
standing there checking ?
and you just wanna know what this girl is all about
standing there she notices you staring and begins to pout
eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back
nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
(Busdriver)
*hey hey hey*
we hit the stage, ladies howl
wipe my face with a paper towel, haters bow
cuz they know we got the latest album ?
? but i like the girls fat breasts and thighs
and i dissed her in slow motion cuz i'm showboatin
and i'm sponsored by a ? exec with a waterin eye
who conquered the sky by sellin cigarettes that give me shortness of breathe
and he swindled me out of my endorsement check, but i don't care
cuz i'm a movie star, at the nudie bar puttin c notes in girls bikini tops
and when the cd drops, all we earn's the difference in half a penny that's why I'm black and skinny
*yeah here it goes*
(chorus)
? inhale pipe fumes and see the clowns and theres something floating in the shallow end
something bloating somebody call the pool man
*pidgeon john in background*
standing there noticing you and then she X2
(Busdriver)
? of sunshine, why don't you jump in my paper camera
we should chill sometime, it fits perfectly well in the day planner
?
? don't have to impersonate a black mare to get a good look at a blue thong
and you can be the girl ?
so i'm down on my knees and i'm asking if you want to get an apartment with me
you don't really have to cook and clean ?
(pidgeon John)
Its like when you fix your car, and you're feeling great
its like when your car breaks down on your first date
you take sudafed you stay up late and debate
? you feel so dumb she can't relate
but she's still cool with you smilin she makes a fool of you
you take the bus instead, no prob no attitude
its such a dream don't wake up you don't have too
on your way all your friends don't even matter do they
(chorus X2)
*in background*
eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back
nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
Lyrics submitted by ImInYourBasementLol
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I saw this set of lyrics earlier and was starting to fill out some of the blanks. Looks like someone beat me to submitting it :-)
Anyway, here's some help from my attempts to fill in the blanks:
(indistinct mix of chatter and sampling)
(Pigeon John) wake up and smell the decay alright today is the day she is just shopping for shoes frozen you stare in a daze and shes amazed you can tell you wanna get awesome fel' standing there checking the cell your heart crumbling on nails and you just really wanna know what this girl is all about standing there she notices you staring and begins to pout eye contact switch format sweat rolling down your back nows your chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
(Busdriver) hey hey hey we hit the stage, ladies howl wipe my face with a paper towel, haters bow cuz they know we got the latest style but then say ? would you load the modem, access denied but i like the girls fat breasts and thighs and i dissed her in slow motion cuz i'm showboatin and i'm sponsored by a corporate exec with a waterin eye who conquered the sky by selling cigarettes that give me shortness of breath and he swindled me out of my endorsement check, but i don't care, cuz i'm a movie star, at the nudie bar puttin c notes in girls bikini tops and when the cd drops, all we earn is difference in half a penny that's why I'm black and skinny yeah here it goes
(Chorus) (Busdriver) ? translate in Long Beach towels inhale pipe fumes and see the clowns and theres something floating in the shallow end something bloating somebody call the pool man (Pigeon John) standing there noticing you and then she
(Chorus Repeat)
(Busdriver) a small spot of ? sunshine why don't you jump in my paper camera we should chill sometime it fits perfectly well in the day planner and I'm alergic to cat hair, but I still sit and chat on the ? ? don't have to impersonate a black mare to get a good look at a blue thong and you can be the girl that unfrosts my heart I feel comfortable like I can cough or fart as loud as I please ? 5000 Emcees so i'm down on my knees and i'm asking if you want to get an apartment with me you don't really have to cook and clean ? my jeans consists of idiosynchrocies...(trails off)
(Pidgeon John) Its like when you fix your car, and you're feeling great its like when your car breaks down on your first date you take sudafed you stay up late and debate he beat you all the time you feel so dumb she can't relate but she's still cool with you smilin she makes a fool of you you take the bus instead, no prob no attitude its such a dream don't wake up you don't have too on your way all your friends don't even matter do they
(Chorus X2)
in background eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back nows your chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
(Pidgeon John) wake up and smell the decay alrigh today is the day she is just shopping for shoes frozen you stare in a daze and shes amazing you can tell you want to get awesome sell standing there checking the cell and you just wanna know what this girl is all about standing there she notices you staring and begins to pout eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
(Busdriver) hey hey hey we hit the stage, ladies howl wipe my face with a paper towel, haters bow cuz they know we got the latest album, and save the fowl when you're blow to blow, your access denied but i like the girls fat breasts and thighs and i dissed her in slow motion cuz i'm showboatin and i'm sponsored by a brit exec with a waterin eye who conquered the sky by sellin cigarettes that give me shortness of breathe and he swindled me out of my endorsement check, but i don't care cuz i'm a movie star, at the nudie bar puttin c notes in girls bikini tops and when the cd drops, all we earn's the difference in half a penny that's why I'm black and skinny yeah here it goes
(chorus) cause you're just laying on these towns inhale pipe fumes and see the clowns and theres something floating in the shallow end something bloating somebody call the pool man pidgeon john in background standing there noticing you and then she X2
(Busdriver) a small bottle of sunshine, why don't you jump in my paper camera we should chill sometime, it fits perfectly well in the day planner im allergic to cat hair so lets go sick with you on a pool chart(?) plus I don't have to impersonate a black mayor to get a good look at a blue thong and you can be the girl unfrost my heart I feel comfortable, like I could laugh and fart as loud as I please and then you pop up and here, 5000 emcees so i'm down on my knees and i'm asking if you want to get an apartment with me you don't really have to cook and clean my perfect dreams consist of idiosynchrocies
(pidgeon John) Its like when you fix your car, and you're feeling great its like when your car breaks down on your first date you take sudafed you stay up late and debate ? you feel so dumb she can't relate but she's still cool with you smilin she makes a fool of you you take the bus instead, no prob no attitude its such a dream don't wake up you don't have too on your way all your friends don't even matter do they
(chorus X2) in background eye contact switch format, sweat rollnig down your back nows you chance you say hello and your words begin to dance
you take sudafed you stay up late and debate<br /> she beat you all the time<br /> you feel so dumb she can't relate