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.
I like marijuana
You like marijuana
We like marijuana too
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I like marijuana
You like marijuana
We like marijuana too
I want to be a hippie
Got to get stoned on mara-marijuana
I want to be a runaway
Got to leave home for mara-marijuana
Remember the teenybop sniffing airplane glue
Mara-marijuana
He used to freak out in Central Park Zoo
Mara-marijuana
I wanna get high but I never knew why
Here comes a cop I've got to say goodbye for
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I want to be a pusher on the Lower East Side for
Mara-marijuana
I want to be a pusher got to get you high on
Mara-marijuana
It's my life and I do what I want
Mara-marijuana
It's my life and I do what I can't
Mara-marijuana
I want to smoke pot and I want to smoke a lot
Well here comes my father the marijuana cop
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
High high high high high high goodbye
This is not a story
This is for real mara-marijuana
The longer the head
It's the longer in jail for mara-marijuana
Acapulco Gold and Panamanian Red
Mara-marijuana
The bigger the bank account the higher the head
Mara-marijuana
I want to get stoned and I want to be alone
But here comes my father the family is moaning
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
We like marijuana too
You like marijuana
We like marijuana too
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I like marijuana
You like marijuana
We like marijuana too
I want to be a hippie
Got to get stoned on mara-marijuana
I want to be a runaway
Got to leave home for mara-marijuana
Remember the teenybop sniffing airplane glue
Mara-marijuana
He used to freak out in Central Park Zoo
Mara-marijuana
I wanna get high but I never knew why
Here comes a cop I've got to say goodbye for
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I want to be a pusher on the Lower East Side for
Mara-marijuana
I want to be a pusher got to get you high on
Mara-marijuana
It's my life and I do what I want
Mara-marijuana
It's my life and I do what I can't
Mara-marijuana
I want to smoke pot and I want to smoke a lot
Well here comes my father the marijuana cop
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
High high high high high high goodbye
This is not a story
This is for real mara-marijuana
The longer the head
It's the longer in jail for mara-marijuana
Acapulco Gold and Panamanian Red
Mara-marijuana
The bigger the bank account the higher the head
Mara-marijuana
I want to get stoned and I want to be alone
But here comes my father the family is moaning
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
Mara-marijuana mara-marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
I like marijuana you like marijuana
We like marijuana too
Lyrics submitted by Fredzep
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