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.
See her in the city and say
Ooh she's got a lovely way
True she don't want to play
She has you going your way
I pop no style
I'm strictly rude
I pop no style
I'm strictly rude
See her in the club and you call out to me, true
See her, when I look she winks
See her dancing in the black
Waiting for me to attack
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
An uptown, top right kid
See me and she pulls against me
Soon dancing is a constant thing
Checks to see I'm Allston boy and I am so she knows my ring
When we leave, she rides with me,
I'm an up town, top right kid
Shall you see us driving we both sing
Check-o we're jamming everything
She says, "Lovin's all I bring
And I'm caring, for you, if you'll be my man."
She pops no style
She's strictly rude
She pops no style
She's strictly rude
When two fit it makes you think
I got the cute one, my woman
She says, "Lovin's all I bring"
And it's her lovin' that's a wonderful thing
We pop no style
We strictly rude
We pop no style
We strictly rude
Lovin' yes we are it's such a wonderful thing
When two fit it makes you think
See us both in the black
She lays on me so relaxed
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
We're uptown, top right kids
See her in the club and she calls out to me
She winks as she's clawing at me
See us both in the black
She looks at me so relaxed
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
She says, "lovin's all I bring"
And it's that lovin' that's a wonderful thing
We pop no style
We're strictly rude
We pop no style
We're strictly rude
Ooh she's got a lovely way
True she don't want to play
She has you going your way
I pop no style
I'm strictly rude
I pop no style
I'm strictly rude
See her in the club and you call out to me, true
See her, when I look she winks
See her dancing in the black
Waiting for me to attack
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
An uptown, top right kid
See me and she pulls against me
Soon dancing is a constant thing
Checks to see I'm Allston boy and I am so she knows my ring
When we leave, she rides with me,
I'm an up town, top right kid
Shall you see us driving we both sing
Check-o we're jamming everything
She says, "Lovin's all I bring
And I'm caring, for you, if you'll be my man."
She pops no style
She's strictly rude
She pops no style
She's strictly rude
When two fit it makes you think
I got the cute one, my woman
She says, "Lovin's all I bring"
And it's her lovin' that's a wonderful thing
We pop no style
We strictly rude
We pop no style
We strictly rude
Lovin' yes we are it's such a wonderful thing
When two fit it makes you think
See us both in the black
She lays on me so relaxed
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
We're uptown, top right kids
See her in the club and she calls out to me
She winks as she's clawing at me
See us both in the black
She looks at me so relaxed
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
Drink a little beer, smoke, we're winos I think
She says, "lovin's all I bring"
And it's that lovin' that's a wonderful thing
We pop no style
We're strictly rude
We pop no style
We're strictly rude
Lyrics submitted by xtuffx
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very relaxed, almost slow motion
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