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 is a shame to see this go
But with a dig in the grave
Diggin' the black hole.
It was insane, the way we'd roll
You know the world at large
Is like a little rag doll
We were the big, bad pitbull
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
I am in pain to see this go
But we were putting a hole in our hearts,
With a poison arrow
It was deranged the way we'd roll
You know that everything around was like a little bitty town
We were the old tornado
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Try to get out but we just stay stuck on the ground, layin' down,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Stay another day, stay another night
I've got some cigarettes, I've got some stuff to try
We'll make sick silhouettes (sick, sick silhouettes)
We'll make our mamas cry
We'll play Russian roulette (play Russian roulette)
We'll play 'til we die
Die die d-die d-d-die die
You and I'm
Gonna kill you yeah
You gonna kill me, true
Gonna leave a little note,
Just a little bad poem,
Gonna say true love is just a good bad joke.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Try to get out but we just stay stuck on the ground, foolin' down,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
(Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found)
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
But with a dig in the grave
Diggin' the black hole.
It was insane, the way we'd roll
You know the world at large
Is like a little rag doll
We were the big, bad pitbull
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
I am in pain to see this go
But we were putting a hole in our hearts,
With a poison arrow
It was deranged the way we'd roll
You know that everything around was like a little bitty town
We were the old tornado
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Try to get out but we just stay stuck on the ground, layin' down,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Stay another day, stay another night
I've got some cigarettes, I've got some stuff to try
We'll make sick silhouettes (sick, sick silhouettes)
We'll make our mamas cry
We'll play Russian roulette (play Russian roulette)
We'll play 'til we die
Die die d-die d-d-die die
You and I'm
Gonna kill you yeah
You gonna kill me, true
Gonna leave a little note,
Just a little bad poem,
Gonna say true love is just a good bad joke.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Try to get out but we just keep stickin' around,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Try to get out but we just stay stuck on the ground, foolin' down,
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
(Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found)
Cuz it is a very good bad thing we've found.
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Very Good Bad Thing Lyrics as written by Ryan Lee Guldemond
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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