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.
40 points!
Glass on the toners
Ice? It's on a flash card
Flash Gordon,
Flamboyant, hot on boil
You like boys
I pull up in the boysenberry Benz
Hot way back when
You was hot way back when
Boys to Men
In the menopause
You wanna see the men?
And then you pause
I make a all time[?]
Snatch your body, family, mantelpiece
Pull up in the Mickey Mantle fleece
Wood wheel unleash
You standardized
I got under stand, capiche?
I pull up with the tires hot
They on fire
Cheeks: scorching hot
I pull up in the torch Benz
Pull up in the Wheels of Fortune
Rap game [?]
In the black Maybach
With no braids
Braided up? Yes
No snap back
Why they wanna stress me out?
Piece and chain re-lying on my chest
Now they want to spring test
Spring up toaster
Pull up in a drop top Testarossa
Glock out the holster
5 days out the week
My picture on your sister's poster
Black Amorosa[?]
It's a cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world
Used to turn boys to girls
Now I pull up in the bowling ball swirl
I'm on bowling lanes
I got propane
I'm on fast flames
Fast track train
Uh! Fast track train
I'm in a Lamborghini
You in a fast track Amtrak
I live the life of a tampax
Tampon, go to sleep
Leave the lamps on
Leave the...
Leave the, leave the amp on
Speakers blown
Now you pull up with the equinox
Leave the Eclipse on
Leave the, leave the Mitsubishi
I pull up in Tahiti
I give you the heebie jeebies
Leave the trunk open
Leave the trunk, super-soak them
I went asleep:
Woke up, the beach was in Oakland
Open [?]
Open
Ocean win[?]
I got Ocean Spray
Pour a four inside a Taaka
Taaka vodka
You ain't liked a lot
You lookin' like a lobster
I pull up, you ball blockin'
Glass on the toners
Ice? It's on a flash card
Flash Gordon,
Flamboyant, hot on boil
You like boys
I pull up in the boysenberry Benz
Hot way back when
You was hot way back when
Boys to Men
In the menopause
You wanna see the men?
And then you pause
I make a all time[?]
Snatch your body, family, mantelpiece
Pull up in the Mickey Mantle fleece
Wood wheel unleash
You standardized
I got under stand, capiche?
I pull up with the tires hot
They on fire
Cheeks: scorching hot
I pull up in the torch Benz
Pull up in the Wheels of Fortune
Rap game [?]
In the black Maybach
With no braids
Braided up? Yes
No snap back
Why they wanna stress me out?
Piece and chain re-lying on my chest
Now they want to spring test
Spring up toaster
Pull up in a drop top Testarossa
Glock out the holster
5 days out the week
My picture on your sister's poster
Black Amorosa[?]
It's a cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world
Used to turn boys to girls
Now I pull up in the bowling ball swirl
I'm on bowling lanes
I got propane
I'm on fast flames
Fast track train
Uh! Fast track train
I'm in a Lamborghini
You in a fast track Amtrak
I live the life of a tampax
Tampon, go to sleep
Leave the lamps on
Leave the...
Leave the, leave the amp on
Speakers blown
Now you pull up with the equinox
Leave the Eclipse on
Leave the, leave the Mitsubishi
I pull up in Tahiti
I give you the heebie jeebies
Leave the trunk open
Leave the trunk, super-soak them
I went asleep:
Woke up, the beach was in Oakland
Open [?]
Open
Ocean win[?]
I got Ocean Spray
Pour a four inside a Taaka
Taaka vodka
You ain't liked a lot
You lookin' like a lobster
I pull up, you ball blockin'
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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