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.
It's that little Chico Pitbull
This my way of letting my city know
That I'd ride for em! I'd cry for em!
Bust five for em! And most of all,
FUCKING DIE FOR EM!!
[Repeat 4x]
HEY 305! TILL I DIE!
[Chorus Repeat 2x]
I'll ride for my muthafucking click! For my click!
I'll die for my muthafucking click! For my click!
I bust heads with my muthafucking click! With my click!
If a nigga talk shit, Watch my shit go click!
Click, click, click, click!
Man, I've been on the grind,
1 in the head, 16 in the 9
I'm extra Man!
The game is mine, in due time
It's all right, I'm patient Man!
I know how to play my position
I know how to play my part
I know how to play these bitches
I know how to play with they hearts
I've done some dumb things
But for the most,
I've played it smart
Who cares if you run things
Cuz I'm as live as 106 & park!
This game is nothing,
But a pool of blood with a bunch of sharks!
Only the strong survive
It's Do or Die
Get it Right!
That's why I roll for my peoples!
Cock back, go to war with my peoples!
Break bread with my peoples!
Man I'll die for my peoples!
Everybody knows is truth
That's why they respect
Everything that I do
Everywhere that I go
Every fiend, every foe
Every bitch, every hoe
Man I sold it All!
From the weed to the x'
From the x' to the blow
Mark my words I'm next to Blow! P to the I, I to the T, T to the B, B to the U, double the L!
Me I'ma sell like ice cream in Hell!
This for my peoples that's locked up in jail
I'ma succeed, I'm never gon fail!
Papo just watch!
[Chorus 2x]
Man I'm watching the game closely
Uncle Luke that man done coached me
He told me the who, what, where's, and why's
How to cross T's, how to dot I's
Little did he know he created a Monster!
PITBULL Nigga, I'm that Monster!
DB, them Chico's is Monsters!
Lil'Jon, that Nigga is a Monster!
Everybody in the click is well equipped
Ready for Pit to take over shit!
This here is not a game
This here is our lives
We can't fuck this up
We gotta get it right
If you wit us and you ready for war
Then let's Ride!!!
LET'S show em how we do in the south
Kick in they door, run in they house
Since them boys think they spit fire
Fuck It! Put the gun in they mouth!
Follow me now
All these bitches wanna swallow me now!
All these niggas that I don't even know
Wanna hollah at me now
Cuz the wanna be down
But fuck'em man!
Me I turn it up a notch
To my hustlers be careful when they murdering the block!
To my killers be careful when you burning up the glock!
Last thing you wanna be is running from the cops
Pit's gon take it from da bottom to the top!
Haters can hate, but it aint gon stop!
Everybody knows I'm blow just listen to the flow
This Chico got it on lock! HA!
[Chorus 2x]
[Repeat 12x]
HEY 305! TILL I DIE!
This my way of letting my city know
That I'd ride for em! I'd cry for em!
Bust five for em! And most of all,
FUCKING DIE FOR EM!!
[Repeat 4x]
HEY 305! TILL I DIE!
[Chorus Repeat 2x]
I'll ride for my muthafucking click! For my click!
I'll die for my muthafucking click! For my click!
I bust heads with my muthafucking click! With my click!
If a nigga talk shit, Watch my shit go click!
Click, click, click, click!
Man, I've been on the grind,
1 in the head, 16 in the 9
I'm extra Man!
The game is mine, in due time
It's all right, I'm patient Man!
I know how to play my position
I know how to play my part
I know how to play these bitches
I know how to play with they hearts
I've done some dumb things
But for the most,
I've played it smart
Who cares if you run things
Cuz I'm as live as 106 & park!
This game is nothing,
But a pool of blood with a bunch of sharks!
Only the strong survive
It's Do or Die
Get it Right!
That's why I roll for my peoples!
Cock back, go to war with my peoples!
Break bread with my peoples!
Man I'll die for my peoples!
Everybody knows is truth
That's why they respect
Everything that I do
Everywhere that I go
Every fiend, every foe
Every bitch, every hoe
Man I sold it All!
From the weed to the x'
From the x' to the blow
Mark my words I'm next to Blow! P to the I, I to the T, T to the B, B to the U, double the L!
Me I'ma sell like ice cream in Hell!
This for my peoples that's locked up in jail
I'ma succeed, I'm never gon fail!
Papo just watch!
[Chorus 2x]
Man I'm watching the game closely
Uncle Luke that man done coached me
He told me the who, what, where's, and why's
How to cross T's, how to dot I's
Little did he know he created a Monster!
PITBULL Nigga, I'm that Monster!
DB, them Chico's is Monsters!
Lil'Jon, that Nigga is a Monster!
Everybody in the click is well equipped
Ready for Pit to take over shit!
This here is not a game
This here is our lives
We can't fuck this up
We gotta get it right
If you wit us and you ready for war
Then let's Ride!!!
LET'S show em how we do in the south
Kick in they door, run in they house
Since them boys think they spit fire
Fuck It! Put the gun in they mouth!
Follow me now
All these bitches wanna swallow me now!
All these niggas that I don't even know
Wanna hollah at me now
Cuz the wanna be down
But fuck'em man!
Me I turn it up a notch
To my hustlers be careful when they murdering the block!
To my killers be careful when you burning up the glock!
Last thing you wanna be is running from the cops
Pit's gon take it from da bottom to the top!
Haters can hate, but it aint gon stop!
Everybody knows I'm blow just listen to the flow
This Chico got it on lock! HA!
[Chorus 2x]
[Repeat 12x]
HEY 305! TILL I DIE!
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