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.
Insane Clown Posse!
ICP! about to take you way back! way back that is, to vernor!
Posse, Yeah!
Me and Shaggy 2 Dope
In the home away from home
In the blackbucket herse
With the rusty grill a chrome
Pickin up the homies
We get em one by one
If you aint psychopathic ryda boy you cannot dump (bump)
Everybody’s lookin
If you jelous turn around
Fuckin with them leathers got us hoppin off the ground *Honk*
We getting good grip from the 50 series tires
The alpines bumpin but I need the volume higher
Cuz the 808 kick drum make you wanna get some
I got a scrodum full a balls I let your girlie lick them
Every time we rollin Twiztid’s gotta roll a joint
I almost died from inhilation comin back from Cedar’s Point
Hookers and zombies in every direction
Lookin for the wavin for some action
The wagons kinda crowded though
????????
Jamie tryin to keep it steady with the greeny on his lap
Rude Boy wasn’t lookin
We hit a crack head
Flippin off the windshield
The motherfucka's dead
Zombie cut in half
Look out of regret
Insane Clown Posse rippin up shit
Woo! Woo!
17 Psychopathic Sodiers Roll
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah, come on)
Down riverside that’s how we ryde
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (ICP!)
running down bassheads 7 more scored
Half an hour later we was getting kinda bored
Jump Steady’s dangerous, Dougy is 4 Rilla
My homie Shaggy 2 Dope is the bitch hater killa
Billy’s on the left side coughin helly …
Leavin haters lady crawlin pickin up they teeth
Tom Dub is the skinny guy
People think he’s funny
But he didn’t even know tonight he comin back bloody
Cruisin Del Ray boy these streets is cold
Cigerette lighter broken window stuck unrolled
Rippin Michigan we saw nothing but thugs
Me muggin hoes shoppin
Distributin drugs
Hittin 3 and 7 and that ass just dropped *Honk*
Squeekin and we …
But the wagon don’t stop
Michigan …
Rudy broke left, Jamie shot a verner
It’s time to get wrecked
Junky on the corner, needle about to shoot
With a rebel flag and some cowboy boots
The closer that we get, the clearer it became
It was Kid Rock yellin "What’s my Name!?"
… Toxic Sludge Warrior
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah, Come on)
… back down to Southwest
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (What you got?)
Now cruisin down Verner
My wheels spin slow
Runnin with the hatchet is the only way to go
Some girlies by the Carnival was lookin for a ride
We tried to pick em up
But we had no room inside
We put em in the trunk, we put em on the hoods
Some sat up with the Rude Boy and puffed on his wood
Our crew is gettin bigger, and there’s way to many freeks
The muffler’s draggin and the tailpipes weak
Now these hoes are gettin hungry
Monoxide’s treatin
We stopped at … for some mexican eatin
The restruant was closed, this ho was like "Damn it."
She said "Go back the other way we’ll stop and eat at Stanichs."
Now Stanichs the place??*, it’s a little run down
But they got the best Chilly Cheesy in town.
Faygo on tap, any kind you choose
After midnight though the place is bad news.
Alex dropped ????? and didn’t even miss it
This ho from another crew she picked it up and used it
Her boyfriend's trippin and jumpin on her case
My homie Billy Bill had to bust him in the face
We never like a fuck, who beats on his girl
If ya don’t have a game, then you better leave our world
Aint nothin to discuss, the bitch slept with us
She fucked everybody now I hard she lives with Russ
Now I’m runnin with a hatchet, and you walkin with some dudes
The Psychopathic Family is givin you the blues
Hate us all you want, cuz we don’t get upset
Insane Clown Posse, bitch represent! (Come On)
Psychopathic holdin it down for Southwest
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Whut!)
Dumpin dead bodies behind the Del Ray Café
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Southwest buddy!)
Fuckin bitches on the grass on in Paton
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (ICP!)
Forks up, forks down, forks all the way down
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Come on!)
Killas, stalkers, outline body chalks
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)
… Turn you right back right around
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Wicked Clowns!)
… cars
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Come on!)
Inner City Posse’s still alive, bitch!
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Southwest! Southwest!)
ICP! about to take you way back! way back that is, to vernor!
Posse, Yeah!
Me and Shaggy 2 Dope
In the home away from home
In the blackbucket herse
With the rusty grill a chrome
Pickin up the homies
We get em one by one
If you aint psychopathic ryda boy you cannot dump (bump)
Everybody’s lookin
If you jelous turn around
Fuckin with them leathers got us hoppin off the ground *Honk*
We getting good grip from the 50 series tires
The alpines bumpin but I need the volume higher
Cuz the 808 kick drum make you wanna get some
I got a scrodum full a balls I let your girlie lick them
Every time we rollin Twiztid’s gotta roll a joint
I almost died from inhilation comin back from Cedar’s Point
Hookers and zombies in every direction
Lookin for the wavin for some action
The wagons kinda crowded though
????????
Jamie tryin to keep it steady with the greeny on his lap
Rude Boy wasn’t lookin
We hit a crack head
Flippin off the windshield
The motherfucka's dead
Zombie cut in half
Look out of regret
Insane Clown Posse rippin up shit
Woo! Woo!
17 Psychopathic Sodiers Roll
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah, come on)
Down riverside that’s how we ryde
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (ICP!)
running down bassheads 7 more scored
Half an hour later we was getting kinda bored
Jump Steady’s dangerous, Dougy is 4 Rilla
My homie Shaggy 2 Dope is the bitch hater killa
Billy’s on the left side coughin helly …
Leavin haters lady crawlin pickin up they teeth
Tom Dub is the skinny guy
People think he’s funny
But he didn’t even know tonight he comin back bloody
Cruisin Del Ray boy these streets is cold
Cigerette lighter broken window stuck unrolled
Rippin Michigan we saw nothing but thugs
Me muggin hoes shoppin
Distributin drugs
Hittin 3 and 7 and that ass just dropped *Honk*
Squeekin and we …
But the wagon don’t stop
Michigan …
Rudy broke left, Jamie shot a verner
It’s time to get wrecked
Junky on the corner, needle about to shoot
With a rebel flag and some cowboy boots
The closer that we get, the clearer it became
It was Kid Rock yellin "What’s my Name!?"
… Toxic Sludge Warrior
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah, Come on)
… back down to Southwest
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (What you got?)
Now cruisin down Verner
My wheels spin slow
Runnin with the hatchet is the only way to go
Some girlies by the Carnival was lookin for a ride
We tried to pick em up
But we had no room inside
We put em in the trunk, we put em on the hoods
Some sat up with the Rude Boy and puffed on his wood
Our crew is gettin bigger, and there’s way to many freeks
The muffler’s draggin and the tailpipes weak
Now these hoes are gettin hungry
Monoxide’s treatin
We stopped at … for some mexican eatin
The restruant was closed, this ho was like "Damn it."
She said "Go back the other way we’ll stop and eat at Stanichs."
Now Stanichs the place??*, it’s a little run down
But they got the best Chilly Cheesy in town.
Faygo on tap, any kind you choose
After midnight though the place is bad news.
Alex dropped ????? and didn’t even miss it
This ho from another crew she picked it up and used it
Her boyfriend's trippin and jumpin on her case
My homie Billy Bill had to bust him in the face
We never like a fuck, who beats on his girl
If ya don’t have a game, then you better leave our world
Aint nothin to discuss, the bitch slept with us
She fucked everybody now I hard she lives with Russ
Now I’m runnin with a hatchet, and you walkin with some dudes
The Psychopathic Family is givin you the blues
Hate us all you want, cuz we don’t get upset
Insane Clown Posse, bitch represent! (Come On)
Psychopathic holdin it down for Southwest
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Whut!)
Dumpin dead bodies behind the Del Ray Café
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Southwest buddy!)
Fuckin bitches on the grass on in Paton
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (ICP!)
Forks up, forks down, forks all the way down
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Come on!)
Killas, stalkers, outline body chalks
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)
… Turn you right back right around
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Wicked Clowns!)
… cars
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Yeah! Come on!)
Inner City Posse’s still alive, bitch!
THE POSSE’S ON VERNOR! (Southwest! Southwest!)
Lyrics submitted by MyAntiDrugIsSuicide
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I'm from Ohio so I think it's cool they mentioned cedar point. the bass in this song is sick!!!! also dissin kid rock, who is now a good for nothin richy-rich activist who seems to be convinced that he is from down south. real rednecks would kick the crap out of this poser!!!