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.
Within the same school the idea was
We'd combine both styles unify the techniqes
But we were too young
Too full of ignorant pride ???
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Open up the chains and set the man free
The devils and the witches are looming on me
The fighting and the robbing and the slavery
Adecision of dissention into insanity
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Humility will hold you and never let you go
To all my friend well, much gonna turn
And to all the wicked i've got my eyes on you
And everyone stands in confusion, oh oh no
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
To do the job, you better prepare yourself to die (spoken)
Put em up put em up put em out wit' a cougar
Cool to the front street president maker
Put him in put him up set him by the door
Rough him up and stop him without the headphones
Put on the speaker gonna blast it
Blast those lyrics of elastic
With the twelve gauge dealt with lyricals
Shut up the ? and smack him
Well since it's all on the contrast
Proclamation to the nihilist
Down to the propaghandist
Take me off of that fuckin list
Open the chains and set the man free
The devils and the witches are looming on me
The fighting and the robbing, and the slavery
A decision of dissension into insanity
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
We'd combine both styles unify the techniqes
But we were too young
Too full of ignorant pride ???
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Open up the chains and set the man free
The devils and the witches are looming on me
The fighting and the robbing and the slavery
Adecision of dissention into insanity
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Humility will hold you and never let you go
To all my friend well, much gonna turn
And to all the wicked i've got my eyes on you
And everyone stands in confusion, oh oh no
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
To do the job, you better prepare yourself to die (spoken)
Put em up put em up put em out wit' a cougar
Cool to the front street president maker
Put him in put him up set him by the door
Rough him up and stop him without the headphones
Put on the speaker gonna blast it
Blast those lyrics of elastic
With the twelve gauge dealt with lyricals
Shut up the ? and smack him
Well since it's all on the contrast
Proclamation to the nihilist
Down to the propaghandist
Take me off of that fuckin list
Open the chains and set the man free
The devils and the witches are looming on me
The fighting and the robbing, and the slavery
A decision of dissension into insanity
Oh no, some people live illegal what you got you can't keep here
Oh on, some people live illegal all their lives are led in evil
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
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I always thought it was "Some people never legal", which seems to fit in and make more sense. Still, phunky as phuck.