May 25th, 2004

Van Halen burst back on to the radio today with the release of "It's About Time", a straight ahead rocker that opens with some of the heaviest guitar the world has heard since Human's Being. The sound is updated but there is no question who is making this magic. Sammy's vocals are raw and undilluted. Al's drums haven't sounded this rich since For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Ed is the maniacal genius we all remembered and capping it all off is a rich coat of Michael Anthony's sorely-missed backing vocals.

It's about time indeed.


It's About Time
by Van Halen

Transcrption by Jarred "J.C." Matthes, Tim-o-thy, and Ron Higgins


Time! (time, time, time, time)

Last Time, wrong time
Outside, out of line! Uh
Yeah, but this time's our time
Right On! We'll let it shine!

Get Up, turn your clock back
Paint it red on black
Bring it all right back
Oh hell yeah!
Come on!
Alright!
Hey hey hey!

You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, prime time)
Well right now makin up for lost time, yeah!
Alright! Alright!
I think it's high time we laid it out there on the line
Now it's about time
It's about time
It's about time
Yeah!

Bright lights, old fights
This time we got it right! (yeah)
It's been a long time, overtime
Second flash, you're out of sight (yeah, so get up!)

Turn your, your clock back
Paint it red on black
We'll get it all right back
Oh hell yeah yeah!
Come on!

It's alright!
Hey hey hey!
You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, prime time)
Well we got to make it up to you big time!
Big, big, big, big time!
Well it's about time we laid it out there on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's a just about time
Just about time yeah!

Time...
Time...

(Hey Mike
Hey Sam
I don't know why, but it's about time)

(GUITAR SOLO)

It's alright!
Yeah, spend my money
Don't waste my time (my time, prime time)
Yeah we're gonna make it up to ya big time!
Big, time! big time!
Because it's high time we laid it out there on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's just about time!
It's about time
It's about time
It's all about...
I'm talkin' 'bout...
Wanna know...
There ain't no doubt!
It's about time!
Yeah yeah yeah...

(Whoo!)So go ahead, turn your clocks back!(Hey!)