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 dont want no cake on my birthday, I want my cake errday [x4]
I gone be honest tomorrow aint promised thats why I say this
Here today then you gone like rentin' a car from Avis
Hurts but its the truth you ?? out that Mercedes
That's why I be on point, I'm never procastinatin'
You better be dodgin' saten, that ??? be hatin'
Want his cake and eat it too
Then do you greasy like bacon
Everyday money chasin'
I'm so in love with the fragrance
So what I'm a little impatient
[?] got no patience
I'm actin like I'm racin'
Before I become a rasin'
Strippers hotter then cajun
My ?? be in rotation
The daily birthday occasion
I'm rarely off of vacation
I'm rarely out of the nation
And nelly dollars ??
I dont want no cake on my birthday, I want my cake errday [x4]
I ain't talkin' next year
I ain't talkin' in a month
I ain't talkin' in a week
Every day I wanna stunt
Every day I want sum candles
Every day a hundred bones
Every day I pull up in lambos, filet meion for lunch
What my birthday
You got my birthday
When my birthday
You better say my birthday
I get emotional
That's what c-notes will do
Them penny lofer shoes help me cop a Bentley coupe
Now my string of wemen hotter than Campbells soup
Boy that cake will make them peps turn to animals
I'm King Kong and it's your trainin' day
Denzel with the ice and I'm pushin' weight
I ain't tryin' [?] 'em all
I ain't tryin' ???
But Biggie got a wife she ain't with him not a day
Ain't no body here to stay
You can try and get away
I'll [?] pray
My advice still the same
I gone be honest tomorrow aint promised thats why I say this
Here today then you gone like rentin' a car from Avis
Hurts but its the truth you ?? out that Mercedes
That's why I be on point, I'm never procastinatin'
You better be dodgin' saten, that ??? be hatin'
Want his cake and eat it too
Then do you greasy like bacon
Everyday money chasin'
I'm so in love with the fragrance
So what I'm a little impatient
[?] got no patience
I'm actin like I'm racin'
Before I become a rasin'
Strippers hotter then cajun
My ?? be in rotation
The daily birthday occasion
I'm rarely off of vacation
I'm rarely out of the nation
And nelly dollars ??
I dont want no cake on my birthday, I want my cake errday [x4]
I ain't talkin' next year
I ain't talkin' in a month
I ain't talkin' in a week
Every day I wanna stunt
Every day I want sum candles
Every day a hundred bones
Every day I pull up in lambos, filet meion for lunch
What my birthday
You got my birthday
When my birthday
You better say my birthday
I get emotional
That's what c-notes will do
Them penny lofer shoes help me cop a Bentley coupe
Now my string of wemen hotter than Campbells soup
Boy that cake will make them peps turn to animals
I'm King Kong and it's your trainin' day
Denzel with the ice and I'm pushin' weight
I ain't tryin' [?] 'em all
I ain't tryin' ???
But Biggie got a wife she ain't with him not a day
Ain't no body here to stay
You can try and get away
I'll [?] pray
My advice still the same
Lyrics submitted by hollistergurl524
Birthday Lyrics as written by John Jackson
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This song is obviously about a grown man who loves his birthday cake very much. Anyone who doesn't realize that is about as dumb as this song.
@rocknsalem: ZOMG I think you are right. That is definitely what this song is about. There is no other meaning to this song. Flo Rida just loves his birthday cake. Especially with a lot of frosting!
Flo Rida told Down-South.com about his debut single: "On my first single, it was called 'Birthday,' it was like, 'I don't want no cake on my birthday/I want my cake everyday.' And I was just sayin, you're not promised tomorrow. Just take advantage of every day, but kids, they love sayin' it, as well as grown people, when they feel like it's more a real approach."