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've got a special hat
Mmhmm!
Woke up this morning feeling super!
Where is the butler?
Pass me the butter
My muffins are freshly baked
Wake up and I stretch and shake
My life, well yes, it's great
Like I live on a slice of special cake
With loads of ingredients
If my home is my castle
Then that's most convenient
'Cause my home is a castle
And I laugh at the top of my turrets!
My drawbridge is over a moat filled with tea
And I'm so far above it
I just love it
This life of mine
Life everyday is a prize that shines
Lighting my way through the unsightly times
To the stage where I find that the mic is mine
I love it, to see the friendly faces
Few are strangers in my fan bases
I love them almost paternally
I have an orangutan serving me
Is that so eccentric?
Invention just means "be open ended"
So if you're special but no one said it
Shout it out with me
It's all so splendid, splendid!
Yes indeed!
It's splendid
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well isn't that nice?
It's splendid
So sing it twice!
It's splendid
Yes indeed!
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well, isn't that nice?
It's splendid!
Hahaha!
(That took it out of me
Where am I again?
Oh yes, there we go...)
The fresh smell of a newly mowed lawn
First cup of joy on a misty morn
When you sip from a dark brew
In a sharp suit watching cartoons
Your very own baby
Flame-haired ladies
Lovely roast hen with Yorkshires and gravy
Or a ride where you scream for joy on a steam-powered flying machine
Or a scene from your new ambition played in the present tense
Or some sentiments sent from a loved one to end offense
Or eleven pence paid for a Marmoquin
Sitting at a bar with a glass of Pimm's
Getting what you want for your birthday
Or watching the Las Vegas mermaids
Sitting in a deck chair listening to sea
Or listening to me
Knowing that you said what you said
And you meant it because
Everything is ever so splendid!
Yes indeed!
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well, isn't that nice?
It's splendid
So sing it twice!
It's splendid!
Mmhmm!
Woke up this morning feeling super!
Where is the butler?
Pass me the butter
My muffins are freshly baked
Wake up and I stretch and shake
My life, well yes, it's great
Like I live on a slice of special cake
With loads of ingredients
If my home is my castle
Then that's most convenient
'Cause my home is a castle
And I laugh at the top of my turrets!
My drawbridge is over a moat filled with tea
And I'm so far above it
I just love it
This life of mine
Life everyday is a prize that shines
Lighting my way through the unsightly times
To the stage where I find that the mic is mine
I love it, to see the friendly faces
Few are strangers in my fan bases
I love them almost paternally
I have an orangutan serving me
Is that so eccentric?
Invention just means "be open ended"
So if you're special but no one said it
Shout it out with me
It's all so splendid, splendid!
Yes indeed!
It's splendid
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well isn't that nice?
It's splendid
So sing it twice!
It's splendid
Yes indeed!
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well, isn't that nice?
It's splendid!
Hahaha!
(That took it out of me
Where am I again?
Oh yes, there we go...)
The fresh smell of a newly mowed lawn
First cup of joy on a misty morn
When you sip from a dark brew
In a sharp suit watching cartoons
Your very own baby
Flame-haired ladies
Lovely roast hen with Yorkshires and gravy
Or a ride where you scream for joy on a steam-powered flying machine
Or a scene from your new ambition played in the present tense
Or some sentiments sent from a loved one to end offense
Or eleven pence paid for a Marmoquin
Sitting at a bar with a glass of Pimm's
Getting what you want for your birthday
Or watching the Las Vegas mermaids
Sitting in a deck chair listening to sea
Or listening to me
Knowing that you said what you said
And you meant it because
Everything is ever so splendid!
Yes indeed!
I'm really pleased
It's splendid
Well, isn't that nice?
It's splendid
So sing it twice!
It's splendid!
Lyrics submitted by delial
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