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.
Yeah, I want to get up and do my thing
You know express myself
Tell it like it is, hit me now
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop, hey
Well, there's a party on the freeway
A body on the run
Got a king in the closet, uh
Hey, a fat man in a hot tub
Well, got a needle on a red line
A bumper on a tail, hey, hey
We got James Brown on the box
Blues on the rocks
A monkey on a leash, a half-drunk priest
And a parrot that talks, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Bootsie got a diaper on
With a super fine freak, wooh
Got sushi in a fishbowl, hey
Singing hide and go peek
Well, everybody's in the bathroom
Burning down the house, hey, hey
Well, sun comes up
Homey passed out on the floor
Pickin' up the pieces
Roll 'em all up for the party next door, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, wooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh, ha
Uh, oh, good God Almighty
Oh, my goodness, everybody ready?
Well, we got a party on the freeway, uh
A bumper on a tail, hey
A fat man in a hot tub
Sushi in a fish bowl
Well, everybody's in the bathroom
Burnin' down the house, hey, hey
We got James Brown on the box
We got booze on the rocks
A monkey on a leash, a half-drunk priest
And a parrot that talks, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop baby, hey
Oh, oh
Biddly, bop, bop, biddly, bop, bop, ba
You know express myself
Tell it like it is, hit me now
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop, hey
Well, there's a party on the freeway
A body on the run
Got a king in the closet, uh
Hey, a fat man in a hot tub
Well, got a needle on a red line
A bumper on a tail, hey, hey
We got James Brown on the box
Blues on the rocks
A monkey on a leash, a half-drunk priest
And a parrot that talks, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Bootsie got a diaper on
With a super fine freak, wooh
Got sushi in a fishbowl, hey
Singing hide and go peek
Well, everybody's in the bathroom
Burning down the house, hey, hey
Well, sun comes up
Homey passed out on the floor
Pickin' up the pieces
Roll 'em all up for the party next door, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, wooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh, ha
Uh, oh, good God Almighty
Oh, my goodness, everybody ready?
Well, we got a party on the freeway, uh
A bumper on a tail, hey
A fat man in a hot tub
Sushi in a fish bowl
Well, everybody's in the bathroom
Burnin' down the house, hey, hey
We got James Brown on the box
We got booze on the rocks
A monkey on a leash, a half-drunk priest
And a parrot that talks, hey
24365, gonna party now
24365, kick it up
24365, to the middle now
Flip flop, tank top, 'round the clock, non-stop baby, hey
Oh, oh
Biddly, bop, bop, biddly, bop, bop, ba
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24365 Lyrics as written by Sammy Hagar
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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