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.
Thompson Girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel
Thompson Girl, winter fighter's shot on the car as well
Looks like Christmas at 55 degrees
This latitude weakens my knees, Thompson Girl
Grunt work somewhere between dream and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Thompson Girl walking from Churchill
Across the icy world with polar bears, it's mostly uphill
But when she saw that nickel stack
She whistled hard and I whistled back, Thompson Girl
Grunt work, time between dream state and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Grunt work somewhere between dreams and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Thompson Girl, we're down to the dead houseplants
Thompson Girl, we've jettisoned every thing we can
She says springtime's coming
Wait til you see
It poking through with them shoots of beauty
It's the end of rent-a-movie weather
It's time to end this siege together, Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl, winter fighter's shot on the car as well
Looks like Christmas at 55 degrees
This latitude weakens my knees, Thompson Girl
Grunt work somewhere between dream and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Thompson Girl walking from Churchill
Across the icy world with polar bears, it's mostly uphill
But when she saw that nickel stack
She whistled hard and I whistled back, Thompson Girl
Grunt work, time between dream state and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Grunt work somewhere between dreams and duty
Poking through with all them shoots of beauty
Thompson Girl, we're down to the dead houseplants
Thompson Girl, we've jettisoned every thing we can
She says springtime's coming
Wait til you see
It poking through with them shoots of beauty
It's the end of rent-a-movie weather
It's time to end this siege together, Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
Thompson Girl
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Thompson Girl Lyrics as written by Gordon Downie Robert Baker
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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