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.
My minds been jumping hoops
Wrapped in photo booth
Flashes of your face
Those vibrant and pale waves
Which softly frame your face
Just keep appearing
Can't help but encourage the memory
Attempts to stop the image from fading
Your voices secret tone stroking my ear
These lay-by lyrics won't save me now
You've taken me in I've fallen down
Should have left me out on the back seat
You don't feel, how I feel
That's alright, any night
You want what you don't know
Anymore than you
Ever will let on
Boy I've really got it all
The bar closed we head we head out to the cold
With you the temperature it rose
A flowing silhouette I've met too late
The oven's got your veggie concoctions in
And you're sitting on the floor waiting
I'm leaning on the counter sipping gin
You don't feel, how I feel
That's alright, any night
You want we can be here
Together near
Flames just won't appear
With other firelighters here
Boy I've really got it all
Wrapped in photo booth
Flashes of your face
Those vibrant and pale waves
Which softly frame your face
Just keep appearing
Can't help but encourage the memory
Attempts to stop the image from fading
Your voices secret tone stroking my ear
These lay-by lyrics won't save me now
You've taken me in I've fallen down
Should have left me out on the back seat
You don't feel, how I feel
That's alright, any night
You want what you don't know
Anymore than you
Ever will let on
Boy I've really got it all
The bar closed we head we head out to the cold
With you the temperature it rose
A flowing silhouette I've met too late
The oven's got your veggie concoctions in
And you're sitting on the floor waiting
I'm leaning on the counter sipping gin
You don't feel, how I feel
That's alright, any night
You want we can be here
Together near
Flames just won't appear
With other firelighters here
Boy I've really got it all
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This was by far games BEST diss track (even better than 300 bars) because he got real personal. Yukmouth later made 2 diss tracks for game in retaliation, he even made a video which was hilarious.
They eventually stopped making diss tracks against each other, but game said the beef wont officially be over until he and yukmouth knuckle up and fight. The reason for that is, yukmouth said some things about games good friend billboard (who was killed over a year ago).
Dis is 2 funny!!!
This is dissin Yukmouth out of Luniz as mentioned by Chuck Taylor above. But I heard dat it woz also dissin 50 Cent? It doesn't sound lyk it from da lyriks but can any1 tell me if it is?