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.
It's gettin' kinda late
You know it's been great
I guess we'll be movin' on
We've had a lot to drink
And tomorrow we'll stink
But it's still been a lot of fun
And Pope D is gettin' kinda sloppy drunk
And Holy's droppin' all his sticks
Lord Bon Bons is barely standin' there
And Robb's forgotten all the lyrics
Come on, fellas
We're all so glad that you stayed 'til the very end
We appreciate all the time and money you spend
And until we see you all back here again
Keep spreadin' the word on the ghettobilly nation
Until then
You can ask all your friends
These questions
Do you like to show off your big-ass balls?
Do you come from a town that's much too small?
Do you never quite fit in with the crowd?
Do you drink too much and you're much too loud?
Are you the one that hogs the bong?
Do you laugh too much and much too long?
Do you say the things that are just plain wrong?
Do you just can't help but like this song?
Then you just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
So come inside and join our strange parade
You can sing along if you want, don't be afraid
And if you want you can join our freak-show family
And if you're not already you can be a ghettobilly, ghettobilly, ghettobilly
Well if you've had enough, then take a stand
Against white boys playin' in hip-hop bands
If you're tired of the terrible, boring songs
That are on the radio all day long
If you're tired of the glowsticks and all the raves
The guys who couldn't play that became DJs
The bands so jaded they got nothin' to say
'Cause everything's fine, it's just okay, okay, well okay, well okay
Well then you just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You know it's been great
I guess we'll be movin' on
We've had a lot to drink
And tomorrow we'll stink
But it's still been a lot of fun
And Pope D is gettin' kinda sloppy drunk
And Holy's droppin' all his sticks
Lord Bon Bons is barely standin' there
And Robb's forgotten all the lyrics
Come on, fellas
We're all so glad that you stayed 'til the very end
We appreciate all the time and money you spend
And until we see you all back here again
Keep spreadin' the word on the ghettobilly nation
Until then
You can ask all your friends
These questions
Do you like to show off your big-ass balls?
Do you come from a town that's much too small?
Do you never quite fit in with the crowd?
Do you drink too much and you're much too loud?
Are you the one that hogs the bong?
Do you laugh too much and much too long?
Do you say the things that are just plain wrong?
Do you just can't help but like this song?
Then you just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
So come inside and join our strange parade
You can sing along if you want, don't be afraid
And if you want you can join our freak-show family
And if you're not already you can be a ghettobilly, ghettobilly, ghettobilly
Well if you've had enough, then take a stand
Against white boys playin' in hip-hop bands
If you're tired of the terrible, boring songs
That are on the radio all day long
If you're tired of the glowsticks and all the raves
The guys who couldn't play that became DJs
The bands so jaded they got nothin' to say
'Cause everything's fine, it's just okay, okay, well okay, well okay
Well then you just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
You just might be one of us
Lyrics submitted by sXe LEXXI
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