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.
Does anybody here have a soul?
Put the thermostat on overdrive, the air is bitter cold
Everywhere I look is nip and tuck
And every song they play in here is vapid as fuck
Well I don't give a shit about the weekend
I don't wanna hear about your car or what you're drinkin'
Don't know what to make of all of it
The same people claiming it gets better treat everyone like shit, and
Everyone sings about leaving, breaking off
But where the hell do they run?
Here we were receiving, giving, making love
When some something came undone
Sticking me back at square one
Pigs and asses used to lived on farms
Friendly skies weren't always overrun by airborne infants in arms
Life's a beach, and should you swim astray
You'll fade to grey some castaway, there's no lifeguard service today
Falling for the foolish can be tough
But everything is possible when you hate yourself enough
Not my proudest moment, but the one I've got
It's a little painful being so much less cool than you by a lot, and
I just met you yesterday, and I'm already imagining the break-up
A little lovemakin' and a second latte is enough to keep me charging towards the shakeup
You're fucking out of my league, when will I learn it?
Could sell the devil my soul, and he'd return it
Put the thermostat on overdrive, the air is bitter cold
Everywhere I look is nip and tuck
And every song they play in here is vapid as fuck
Well I don't give a shit about the weekend
I don't wanna hear about your car or what you're drinkin'
Don't know what to make of all of it
The same people claiming it gets better treat everyone like shit, and
Everyone sings about leaving, breaking off
But where the hell do they run?
Here we were receiving, giving, making love
When some something came undone
Sticking me back at square one
Pigs and asses used to lived on farms
Friendly skies weren't always overrun by airborne infants in arms
Life's a beach, and should you swim astray
You'll fade to grey some castaway, there's no lifeguard service today
Falling for the foolish can be tough
But everything is possible when you hate yourself enough
Not my proudest moment, but the one I've got
It's a little painful being so much less cool than you by a lot, and
I just met you yesterday, and I'm already imagining the break-up
A little lovemakin' and a second latte is enough to keep me charging towards the shakeup
You're fucking out of my league, when will I learn it?
Could sell the devil my soul, and he'd return it
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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