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.
Rhythm x3
But you can't beat the beat x3
First stupid sucker never done shit for me
Get in the car and I'ma drive till I'm outta gas
Slow or fast, can't put me down no more
I'm a motherfucking creature of the wind
You can't touch me, you can't touch this
Kiss my wing, kiss my knuckle, never!
Scoop up chicks at the shows and take 'em home
and blow money to spend
Dream the impossible dreams
Bloodstreams seems as bulimic to throw up
Throw up and flow up, flow up
Smoking in the bathroom getting kicked outta school
Car like a trap of your scurvy little vermin
I'm a family walking through the district of Garments, Downtown Los Angeles, the gates of heaven
All the people, they just wanna have fun
Stupid suckers are just so fucking temporary
Me and my crew, we're walking down the street
But you can't beat the beat, the beat x3
You put the tape in and turn the music up
You roll down the window, stick yo' finger up
When I was a kid, never had any friends
When I was one, started making some money
Pen and paper, two per a chillin
In my diapers reeking days old
Never too cool to take a request
Mom it's all right!
Take your shit off my chest!
Music started in '74, Standed too close but
I'm worlds away
Touch the mic, it'll burn your fingers
Bottom down, instead it lingers
Old and rusty is still brand new
Always coming through with the shapes and the crew
Girls they just wanna have fun with someone and find a man to support their kids
People just wanna have fun
All you suckers are so fucking temporary
Me and my crew walking down the street
You can't beat the beat, the beat x3
The beat x22
Oh how I hate that stupid look in your eyes
like you already know but you pretend to be surprised
The way you go on, I don't know where to start
The only sound that I hear is the beating of my heart
But it keeps me going I love the way she does me
I'm a waiting child to be the man on the mic
Day outta nowhere, I'll fade away
They try to understand me but they don't care
Put up your ones, people say practise makes perfect not worth it now
Throw a bottle on the ground to make it sound a world renowned
Rhythm to the rhythmless uhumm
Shame to the shameless uhumm
Money to the moneyless uhumm
and names to the nameless uhumm
People, they just wanna have fun
But all you suckers are so fucking temporary
Me and my crew walking down the street
But you can't beat the beat, the beat x3
Beat x over 30 times
But you can't beat the beat x3
First stupid sucker never done shit for me
Get in the car and I'ma drive till I'm outta gas
Slow or fast, can't put me down no more
I'm a motherfucking creature of the wind
You can't touch me, you can't touch this
Kiss my wing, kiss my knuckle, never!
Scoop up chicks at the shows and take 'em home
and blow money to spend
Dream the impossible dreams
Bloodstreams seems as bulimic to throw up
Throw up and flow up, flow up
Smoking in the bathroom getting kicked outta school
Car like a trap of your scurvy little vermin
I'm a family walking through the district of Garments, Downtown Los Angeles, the gates of heaven
All the people, they just wanna have fun
Stupid suckers are just so fucking temporary
Me and my crew, we're walking down the street
But you can't beat the beat, the beat x3
You put the tape in and turn the music up
You roll down the window, stick yo' finger up
When I was a kid, never had any friends
When I was one, started making some money
Pen and paper, two per a chillin
In my diapers reeking days old
Never too cool to take a request
Mom it's all right!
Take your shit off my chest!
Music started in '74, Standed too close but
I'm worlds away
Touch the mic, it'll burn your fingers
Bottom down, instead it lingers
Old and rusty is still brand new
Always coming through with the shapes and the crew
Girls they just wanna have fun with someone and find a man to support their kids
People just wanna have fun
All you suckers are so fucking temporary
Me and my crew walking down the street
You can't beat the beat, the beat x3
The beat x22
Oh how I hate that stupid look in your eyes
like you already know but you pretend to be surprised
The way you go on, I don't know where to start
The only sound that I hear is the beating of my heart
But it keeps me going I love the way she does me
I'm a waiting child to be the man on the mic
Day outta nowhere, I'll fade away
They try to understand me but they don't care
Put up your ones, people say practise makes perfect not worth it now
Throw a bottle on the ground to make it sound a world renowned
Rhythm to the rhythmless uhumm
Shame to the shameless uhumm
Money to the moneyless uhumm
and names to the nameless uhumm
People, they just wanna have fun
But all you suckers are so fucking temporary
Me and my crew walking down the street
But you can't beat the beat, the beat x3
Beat x over 30 times
Lyrics submitted by trvl
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One of the few rap songs I like. I think the end is:
Rhythm to the rhythm-less Shame to the shameless Money to the moneyless and names to the nameless
That sounds better to me.
thanks for the hint, funny how i never saw it that way. it's corrected now.