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.
You lift me up, you bring me down
You make our whole world go around
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Meet up with the boys in the morning
We're headed down to Skippy White's
I'm gonna hang out at Simco's
I might have a hot dog, I might have a fight
When you find your prize
You better hold on tight
I got mine today
A new single called "Rapper's Delight"
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Let's take the trolley to Ashmont
Hop on the Red Line, me and the gang
I'm gonna spend my last three bucks
On a Minor Threat single at Taang
Sometimes you gotta look hard
To see what you can find
You gotta dig real deep for the good stuff
The good stuff that keeps us alive
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit, you take no blame
You take no credit, you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You make our whole world go around
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Meet up with the boys in the morning
We're headed down to Skippy White's
I'm gonna hang out at Simco's
I might have a hot dog, I might have a fight
When you find your prize
You better hold on tight
I got mine today
A new single called "Rapper's Delight"
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Let's take the trolley to Ashmont
Hop on the Red Line, me and the gang
I'm gonna spend my last three bucks
On a Minor Threat single at Taang
Sometimes you gotta look hard
To see what you can find
You gotta dig real deep for the good stuff
The good stuff that keeps us alive
We put our time and faith in you
We may waver, but you never do
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit, you take no blame
You take no credit, you take no blame
You lift me up, you bring me down
You lift me up, you bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
You're good as gold, you're right as rain
You take no credit and you take no blame
So lift me up, and bring me down
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Drop the needle, spin the record around
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Good as Gold Lyrics as written by Matt Kelly Ken Casey
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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