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.
Some people wants to rule
With violence and crime
And everything they do or say
There's blood on the ground...
I and I, I and I, I and I from the ghetto
We bleed our soul
And I wont you to know!
Equality is not the color of the human being skin
But the color of the blood...
No matter who you are
No matter where you from
You my Brother
Brother and Sister
Let's come together now
Brother and Sister I say
Come along, come along come along
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Love's nowhere to be found
I just cannot live in this town
Cause I and I survive
In the name of Rastafari
Jah guide, Jah Jah guide us...
Jah guide, Jah Jah provide.
Eh! Jah guide, Jah Jah provide
Jah guide!!
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
I say wild time what a wild time
Wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Living in!! Living on!!
With violence and crime
And everything they do or say
There's blood on the ground...
I and I, I and I, I and I from the ghetto
We bleed our soul
And I wont you to know!
Equality is not the color of the human being skin
But the color of the blood...
No matter who you are
No matter where you from
You my Brother
Brother and Sister
Let's come together now
Brother and Sister I say
Come along, come along come along
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Love's nowhere to be found
I just cannot live in this town
Cause I and I survive
In the name of Rastafari
Jah guide, Jah Jah guide us...
Jah guide, Jah Jah provide.
Eh! Jah guide, Jah Jah provide
Jah guide!!
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
I say wild time what a wild time
Wild time we living in
Wild time, what a wild time
Wild wild time we living in
Living in!! Living on!!
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