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.
I did cause a commotion
I can't help but make a scene
I ain't lookin' for something preeminent to get at me
Tell you what it's gonna be
You better step up your game
Before you can step with me
Can't you see me walkin' through the door
Maybe I should turn it up a little but more
I can't help but feel responsible
For what the girls hate
And the boys adore
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
I walk in jaws all be droppin'
It's so electrified
Don't mean to intend my date
Don't mean to make you loose your mind
If you want this work it for this
Show me that you got what's right
You better make an impression
Won't get another try
Can't you see me walkin' through the door
Maybe I should turn it up a little but more
I can't help but feel responsible
For what the girls hate
And the boys adore
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
What's it gonna be tonight
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
[Repeat: x2]
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
I can't help but make a scene
I ain't lookin' for something preeminent to get at me
Tell you what it's gonna be
You better step up your game
Before you can step with me
Can't you see me walkin' through the door
Maybe I should turn it up a little but more
I can't help but feel responsible
For what the girls hate
And the boys adore
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
I walk in jaws all be droppin'
It's so electrified
Don't mean to intend my date
Don't mean to make you loose your mind
If you want this work it for this
Show me that you got what's right
You better make an impression
Won't get another try
Can't you see me walkin' through the door
Maybe I should turn it up a little but more
I can't help but feel responsible
For what the girls hate
And the boys adore
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
What's it gonna be tonight
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey what's it gonna be tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey party with me tonight
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
Say hey we been running all night
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
I know you feel it cause you checking me right
Come hit me up
Come hit me up
[Repeat: x2]
Baby baby, just a little bit
Baby baby, just a little more
Baby baby, let me see ya
Walk to me talk to me handle me right
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