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.
(Ouah!)
(Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)
(Eah-eah)
(Giddy up!)
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Sometimes you get trapped in the weekend
Show up for work on Wednesday looking seasick
You're two days late for school without a reason
Back to reality but flying on the feeling
Your dog ate your work report don't believe it
Got chicken pox or chicken flu what a reason
Always down to grind, elbows and knees in
But truth is me and my baby had a beach date
Still got sand between my toes let the hater know
Broke and balling out crazy letting paper blow
Spirits hit my throat cut me like a razor yo
The spirits lift me up majita where the chaser though
But now we're loosie goosie goofie
Playing touch rugby on the beach in a koofie
Sea water bongs and banana leaf doobies
Club tropicana just me and you juicey... juicey!
I-I-I-I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo (hey!)
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the ssssun)
Nah, call in sick
Threw a dart at a map like random pick
Me and her in the car hit the highway quick
She had a box of cassettes labeled roadtrip hits
Volume one to five and freaking off when driving
Kells singing vibe for the scenery surrounding
Chest pounding love lift us up through this endeavor
Cloud nine we could be up here forever
Summer flings pink drinks with umbrellas in
Sunshine blazing, heatwave make the devil sing
I been workin' on my feet
Hustle real hard trynna stack up my sheets
Working like a slave to live like a king
Don't know where it ends and where I begin
I need a getaway getaway secret spots you can't pronounce
Passport tattered like a biker give my accent extra bounce
Romeo looking like Che Guevara
Live my life mia vida complicada
Take me deeps out that's Guatemala
Wave to the wave here I go
Sugarize paradise tropicana
Working on a tan wanna be Rihanna
Do my slang teng like a concubana
Wave to the wave here I go-go-go-go-go
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the su-su-sun)
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the sssu-su-su-su)
(Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)
(Eah-eah)
(Giddy up!)
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Sometimes you get trapped in the weekend
Show up for work on Wednesday looking seasick
You're two days late for school without a reason
Back to reality but flying on the feeling
Your dog ate your work report don't believe it
Got chicken pox or chicken flu what a reason
Always down to grind, elbows and knees in
But truth is me and my baby had a beach date
Still got sand between my toes let the hater know
Broke and balling out crazy letting paper blow
Spirits hit my throat cut me like a razor yo
The spirits lift me up majita where the chaser though
But now we're loosie goosie goofie
Playing touch rugby on the beach in a koofie
Sea water bongs and banana leaf doobies
Club tropicana just me and you juicey... juicey!
I-I-I-I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo (hey!)
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the ssssun)
Nah, call in sick
Threw a dart at a map like random pick
Me and her in the car hit the highway quick
She had a box of cassettes labeled roadtrip hits
Volume one to five and freaking off when driving
Kells singing vibe for the scenery surrounding
Chest pounding love lift us up through this endeavor
Cloud nine we could be up here forever
Summer flings pink drinks with umbrellas in
Sunshine blazing, heatwave make the devil sing
I been workin' on my feet
Hustle real hard trynna stack up my sheets
Working like a slave to live like a king
Don't know where it ends and where I begin
I need a getaway getaway secret spots you can't pronounce
Passport tattered like a biker give my accent extra bounce
Romeo looking like Che Guevara
Live my life mia vida complicada
Take me deeps out that's Guatemala
Wave to the wave here I go
Sugarize paradise tropicana
Working on a tan wanna be Rihanna
Do my slang teng like a concubana
Wave to the wave here I go-go-go-go-go
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Hanging on the beach with the one I adore
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
I wanna be where the wave hits the shore
Right by the sea down in El Salvador
Ra-pa-pamm boy I'm ready to go
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo
Giddy up giddy up Romeo, hey!
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the su-su-sun)
(see ya chillin' in the sun, chi-chi-chillin' in the sssu-su-su-su)
Lyrics submitted by eustace
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