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.
Check, mm, check, mm, check it out
Was that the intro I should have been in?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
How come no one older than me
Ever seems to understand the things I wanna do?
It will be L7 and I'd never get to heaven
If I filled my head with glue
What's it all to you?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
Bobby lived with Patty
But they never told her daddy
What their love was all about
She could tell her lover that he thought
But she never was the type to let it out
What's it all about?
C moon, C moon, oh, C moon are we
I said, C moon, C moon, C moon are we
How come no one older than me
Ever seems to understand the things I wanna do?
It will be L7 and I'd never get to heaven
If I filled my head with glue
What's it all to you?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she, oh
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
Bobby lived with Patty
But they never told her daddy
What their love was all about
She could tell her lover that he thought
But she never wanted to let it out
What's it all about?
C moon, C moon, C moon are we
C moon, C moon, C moon are we
Well, what's it all about?
C moon, C moon, C moon are we, oh
Oh yeah, yeah
C moon are we
Okay
Was that the intro I should have been in?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
How come no one older than me
Ever seems to understand the things I wanna do?
It will be L7 and I'd never get to heaven
If I filled my head with glue
What's it all to you?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
Bobby lived with Patty
But they never told her daddy
What their love was all about
She could tell her lover that he thought
But she never was the type to let it out
What's it all about?
C moon, C moon, oh, C moon are we
I said, C moon, C moon, C moon are we
How come no one older than me
Ever seems to understand the things I wanna do?
It will be L7 and I'd never get to heaven
If I filled my head with glue
What's it all to you?
C moon, C moon, C moon is she, oh
C moon, C moon, C moon to me
Bobby lived with Patty
But they never told her daddy
What their love was all about
She could tell her lover that he thought
But she never wanted to let it out
What's it all about?
C moon, C moon, C moon are we
C moon, C moon, C moon are we
Well, what's it all about?
C moon, C moon, C moon are we, oh
Oh yeah, yeah
C moon are we
Okay
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