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.
Natural water underground it flows an ugly brown
In here's the blue sky and I blame it on the hometown
Tempting thoughts that hold my sould help me free the
Leaves reason for thought contains my heart help me feel the breeze
We hold onto the loveless lives we hate you more than life
We question all the judgement man we hate you more than life
More than you'll know more than you'll know
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
It's the end the age the age come to hate
We've wasted all of our world
It's the end the age the age come to hate
We've wasted all of our world
Ten years from now the world has found a one world government
Days go by and weeks go by and my money consists of cents
I fight for life and for delight I'm running from disease
Reason for thought contains my heart help me feel the breeze
We hold on to the loveless lives we hate you more than life
We question all the judgement man we hate you more than life
Soaked up with these fears of death I hate you more than life
Soaked up with these fears of death I hate you
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
In here's the blue sky and I blame it on the hometown
Tempting thoughts that hold my sould help me free the
Leaves reason for thought contains my heart help me feel the breeze
We hold onto the loveless lives we hate you more than life
We question all the judgement man we hate you more than life
More than you'll know more than you'll know
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
It's the end the age the age come to hate
We've wasted all of our world
It's the end the age the age come to hate
We've wasted all of our world
Ten years from now the world has found a one world government
Days go by and weeks go by and my money consists of cents
I fight for life and for delight I'm running from disease
Reason for thought contains my heart help me feel the breeze
We hold on to the loveless lives we hate you more than life
We question all the judgement man we hate you more than life
Soaked up with these fears of death I hate you more than life
Soaked up with these fears of death I hate you
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
WHO-HA WHO-HA WHO-HA I love you
Lyrics submitted by Androgyne
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