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.
(Lets go)
(Nightmare)
(Rock)
Dressed head to toe black on black,
Three bunnies in the back of my Cadillac.
With me its gonna be a good story to tell;
Cash, grass, and ass on the highway to hell.
Be careful what you wish for when you dream
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
If you wanna run away I can give you a ride,
I'm a one way ticket to the darker side.
So come with me, baby lets lose some sleep.
But don't mistake me for a dream.
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
They try to lock me up and throw away the key,
But they're never gonna hold down a freak like me.
I'm an outcast, smoking grass, living for free,
And I got everything you want,
But nothing that you need.
(Stick to me baby)
(Oh)
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
I'm your all-American nightmare
I'm the all-American nightmare
I'm the all-American nightmare
And I've got nothing that you want.
(Nightmare)
(Rock)
Dressed head to toe black on black,
Three bunnies in the back of my Cadillac.
With me its gonna be a good story to tell;
Cash, grass, and ass on the highway to hell.
Be careful what you wish for when you dream
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
If you wanna run away I can give you a ride,
I'm a one way ticket to the darker side.
So come with me, baby lets lose some sleep.
But don't mistake me for a dream.
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
They try to lock me up and throw away the key,
But they're never gonna hold down a freak like me.
I'm an outcast, smoking grass, living for free,
And I got everything you want,
But nothing that you need.
(Stick to me baby)
(Oh)
I make the good girls bad, and bad girls worse;
Nice guys are last 'cause I'm always first.
I'm a freak show sucker for how it feels;
Turn the girl next door into hell on heels.
I'm red white blue tattooed and just don't care;
I'm your all-American nightmare.
I'm your all-American nightmare
I'm the all-American nightmare
I'm the all-American nightmare
And I've got nothing that you want.
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