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.
In the back of his mind he could have been
A prize fighter like Muhammad Ali
Or maybe Prince Nazeem
But in school he was prayed upon
From the very start
For being way too petite and a little light on his feet
But once he heard that Arnie was bullied at school
But just a few years later he became the Terminator
He turned his mind to steak and weights
Its time to get those bullies back
Its time to get those bullies right back
Looking for a skinny kid to break some bones
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
Now its 10 years on
The weights have taken their toll
Because he's dosed up on the steroids
And his plan has been deployed
He's turned from victim into the oppressor
Yes he feels the satisfaction when he hears those backbones cracking
Every time he throws a fist he feels he's getting them back
For everytime those nobs flushed his head down the bogs
So everynight you'll catch him on the door at the club
At his head his eyeballs are popping
Yes you'll see those heads are knocking
He's looking for a skinny kid to break some bones
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
A prize fighter like Muhammad Ali
Or maybe Prince Nazeem
But in school he was prayed upon
From the very start
For being way too petite and a little light on his feet
But once he heard that Arnie was bullied at school
But just a few years later he became the Terminator
He turned his mind to steak and weights
Its time to get those bullies back
Its time to get those bullies right back
Looking for a skinny kid to break some bones
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
Now its 10 years on
The weights have taken their toll
Because he's dosed up on the steroids
And his plan has been deployed
He's turned from victim into the oppressor
Yes he feels the satisfaction when he hears those backbones cracking
Every time he throws a fist he feels he's getting them back
For everytime those nobs flushed his head down the bogs
So everynight you'll catch him on the door at the club
At his head his eyeballs are popping
Yes you'll see those heads are knocking
He's looking for a skinny kid to break some bones
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Na na na na naa
Looking in the mirror and his t-shirts feeling tight
Hes praying to the God of war because he wants to fight tonight
In the background you can hear the CD spinning in the player
This is fight music for the fight
This is fight music for the fight
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It's about a kid who gets bullied and beaten on at school so he sets out to get back at the bullies, but eventually becomes the very thing he hated.
@LDG i agree but i would also add that perhaps the reason he became what he hated was a case of over ambition. the line "HIS FIGHT MUSIC FOR THE FIGHT" indicates that he used music to perhaps psych himself up but that gradually became a vessel for cockiness, and the cockiness fueled by his rage for the bullies was what lead him to become one himself