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.
Chuckie said "I don't know what's goin' on
I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh oh losin' it
Been up and down this new york town
Lookin' for a break, just a fair shake of it
But the people all got concrete in their eyes and their points of view
The taxis and the mailboxes all wanta make love to me 'xactly like you used to do
And uh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
Here come a cop, "I heard she left you, son
But it's time that you picked up the pieces
The whole town's talkin' about you
Ever since your waitress gave you the deep freeze
And now she's runnin' with a cab driver who swears he's the crucified king of siam
But jesus is comin', so hold on, he's just stalled up around the bend"
And uh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
You say "why don't I go see a shrink"
But I don't need to spend a grand a month
To know that I'm out of my head
'cause you said you'd be better off dead
Than livin' with me
My boss said "what the hell's goin' on
The whole firm knows that you're losin' it"
I just jumped up on his desk, did a celtic war dance
Teach that fool a lesson
Then I burned all your lingerie and I tried stichin' it back together again and then
This clock started tickin' in my head and oh oh oh here I go again
And uh oh oh oh oh - oh oh - oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh oh losin' it
Been up and down this new york town
Lookin' for a break, just a fair shake of it
But the people all got concrete in their eyes and their points of view
The taxis and the mailboxes all wanta make love to me 'xactly like you used to do
And uh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
Here come a cop, "I heard she left you, son
But it's time that you picked up the pieces
The whole town's talkin' about you
Ever since your waitress gave you the deep freeze
And now she's runnin' with a cab driver who swears he's the crucified king of siam
But jesus is comin', so hold on, he's just stalled up around the bend"
And uh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
You say "why don't I go see a shrink"
But I don't need to spend a grand a month
To know that I'm out of my head
'cause you said you'd be better off dead
Than livin' with me
My boss said "what the hell's goin' on
The whole firm knows that you're losin' it"
I just jumped up on his desk, did a celtic war dance
Teach that fool a lesson
Then I burned all your lingerie and I tried stichin' it back together again and then
This clock started tickin' in my head and oh oh oh here I go again
And uh oh oh oh oh - oh oh - oh I'm ah uh uh losin' it
And uh oh oh oh oh, I'm down on my knees and I'm ah uh uh losin' it
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