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.
It's cold and it's smooth and it's a hard shade of white
And everybody needs to lick the surface clean
But it never tastes better
And it never tastes better, ah, ah, ah, ah
White blossoms to red and freezes white again
Close it before something crawls in
Commit it, leave it, get away, we always drop our good side
Being good gets you stuff (stuff)
Being stuff gets you good (good)
Good stuff gets you being and wheelin' and dealin' and squeelin'
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever, ah, ah, ah, ah
They have no legs, but chase us anyway
Like the shadow of your best friend
Gave birth to something we don't want to be
We drop our good side
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
Eat, it's just as deep as you can fuck it
So cough it up or go down
And there's only one thing that separates a man
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever
We'll retire with a turd on our lips
Under a pair of knowing eyes
I'm goin' take a few down with me and drop my good side
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
Take it from our drummer, Puff
Being good, it gets you stuff
And everybody needs to lick the surface clean
But it never tastes better
And it never tastes better, ah, ah, ah, ah
White blossoms to red and freezes white again
Close it before something crawls in
Commit it, leave it, get away, we always drop our good side
Being good gets you stuff (stuff)
Being stuff gets you good (good)
Good stuff gets you being and wheelin' and dealin' and squeelin'
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever, ah, ah, ah, ah
They have no legs, but chase us anyway
Like the shadow of your best friend
Gave birth to something we don't want to be
We drop our good side
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
Eat, it's just as deep as you can fuck it
So cough it up or go down
And there's only one thing that separates a man
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever
Shit lives forever
'Cause shit lives forever
We'll retire with a turd on our lips
Under a pair of knowing eyes
I'm goin' take a few down with me and drop my good side
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
You can't kill it
Take it from our drummer, Puff
Being good, it gets you stuff
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