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.
Yo, yo Miami
Yo California
North East West and South motherfucker
Yo Check this out
This is Dirt Dog
I'm here to make you scream
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
I ain't no actor my shit's for real
Thighmaster
If I don't get paid two or three million dollars on Monday
I'm a bring on the Armageddon (it's Monday)
Fuck that feeling, this fo' reeling
Nigga I want my Nolin
Make it rain, hail, storm and earthquake
Uh That's what I'm saving
Play that music in your trunk
The cocaine got my- stuck
Nigga I'm from the ghetto
How many celebrities from the ghetto?
(Dirty your crazy, I'm crazy about your music
Dirty your crazy, you're a nutcase you're a fucking nutcase)
A to the Pox doing Night Fever
Cancer, herpes, mumps, seizures
Diabetes, TV if your against me
You die easier
Cops don't have a show whatsoever
Ain't no more doctors, ministers
Nurses can't give us searches
There won't be electric, won't be churches
'Cause your body go against you
Whether it's a lie or whether it's true
You can't use violent mentalities anymore
It ain't lambskin
You can't use the word napkin
Nigga ya sleeping
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
I'm diplomatic playing pen and pad
Ratatat you're a scaredy-cat
'Cause I have a tat put you up like that
You can't stand that, 'cause you gotta scat
You couldn't even move
Don't know how to groove
Bitch take off your shoes
Take up the brew
Motherfucker you knew
Fucking with the doo
Dirt Dog don't make any room
I want to give a shoutout to FunkMaster Flex
And all the DJs across the world
I want to give a shoutout to my nigga Lupe
I want to give a shoutout to my nigga Suge Knight
To my nigga Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
I want to give a shoutout to um, um, what's them niggas, Outkast
I want to give a shoutout to them crazy niggas
In parts of the world that I never been too
I want to give a shoutout to the Eskimos
I want to give a shoutout to the submarines
I want to give a shoutout to the army, air force, navy marines
Know what I'm saying? y'all playing my music
In the submarines and the boats
Play that shit know what I'm saying?
It's called travelling music busting ya ass style
Yo Big Baby Jesus
It's One Love
I give a shout out to all the women
I give a shout out to all the babies
All the munchkins
All across the world playa, God
I want to give a shoutout to all the school teachers
I give a shout out to um, um, myself
I give a shout out to the Wu-Tang, Tang, Tang
The Brooklyn Zoo
Yo California
North East West and South motherfucker
Yo Check this out
This is Dirt Dog
I'm here to make you scream
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
Big Baby Jesus
I can't wait
Nigga fuck that
I can't wait
I ain't no actor my shit's for real
Thighmaster
If I don't get paid two or three million dollars on Monday
I'm a bring on the Armageddon (it's Monday)
Fuck that feeling, this fo' reeling
Nigga I want my Nolin
Make it rain, hail, storm and earthquake
Uh That's what I'm saving
Play that music in your trunk
The cocaine got my- stuck
Nigga I'm from the ghetto
How many celebrities from the ghetto?
(Dirty your crazy, I'm crazy about your music
Dirty your crazy, you're a nutcase you're a fucking nutcase)
A to the Pox doing Night Fever
Cancer, herpes, mumps, seizures
Diabetes, TV if your against me
You die easier
Cops don't have a show whatsoever
Ain't no more doctors, ministers
Nurses can't give us searches
There won't be electric, won't be churches
'Cause your body go against you
Whether it's a lie or whether it's true
You can't use violent mentalities anymore
It ain't lambskin
You can't use the word napkin
Nigga ya sleeping
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
Hold on hold on hold on
Hahahahahaha
I'm diplomatic playing pen and pad
Ratatat you're a scaredy-cat
'Cause I have a tat put you up like that
You can't stand that, 'cause you gotta scat
You couldn't even move
Don't know how to groove
Bitch take off your shoes
Take up the brew
Motherfucker you knew
Fucking with the doo
Dirt Dog don't make any room
I want to give a shoutout to FunkMaster Flex
And all the DJs across the world
I want to give a shoutout to my nigga Lupe
I want to give a shoutout to my nigga Suge Knight
To my nigga Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
I want to give a shoutout to um, um, what's them niggas, Outkast
I want to give a shoutout to them crazy niggas
In parts of the world that I never been too
I want to give a shoutout to the Eskimos
I want to give a shoutout to the submarines
I want to give a shoutout to the army, air force, navy marines
Know what I'm saying? y'all playing my music
In the submarines and the boats
Play that shit know what I'm saying?
It's called travelling music busting ya ass style
Yo Big Baby Jesus
It's One Love
I give a shout out to all the women
I give a shout out to all the babies
All the munchkins
All across the world playa, God
I want to give a shoutout to all the school teachers
I give a shout out to um, um, myself
I give a shout out to the Wu-Tang, Tang, Tang
The Brooklyn Zoo
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
I Can't Wait Lyrics as written by Irving Lorenzo Richard Wilson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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