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.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I got a good thing, I ain't gonna give it up
I got a mighty good thing, I ain't gonna give it up
Girl I got, just won't quit now
She won't stop lovin' for just a little bit
She's fine as wine, she's just my kind
That ever so fine, it wanna make me blow my mind
I got a good thing, ain't gonna give it up
I got a mighty good thing, ain't gonna give it up, ha
She knows how to love me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, whoa, she makes me feel so glad
She's my sex machine, she knows just what to do
She knows how to love me, she just makes me feel so true, uh
Squeeze me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, ah, she make me feel so glad
I got a good thing, I ain't gonna let her go
I got a pretty good thing, I ain't gonna give it up, uh
She knows how to love me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, she makes me feel so glad
She picks me up, never lets me down, ah, she brings me up, ah
She gives my monkey somethin' to talk about
Hey, I got a mighty good thing, ain't gonna give it
Know I got my sex machine, I ain't gonna give it up
Do you want a good thing, don't have to give it up
Do you need a good thing, ain't gonna give it
Everybody got a good thing, they ain't gonna give it up
It's my thing, I ain't gonna give it up
My thing, will not give it up
It's my thing, I ain't gonna give it
Can I holler? Yeah, let me know, yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, can I holler? Yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, can I holler? Yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, let me holler, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hey, hey, hey
I wanna play some funky organ
Some funky organ
Some, some funky organ
Some, some funky organ
I got a good thing, I ain't gonna give it up
I got a mighty good thing, I ain't gonna give it up
Girl I got, just won't quit now
She won't stop lovin' for just a little bit
She's fine as wine, she's just my kind
That ever so fine, it wanna make me blow my mind
I got a good thing, ain't gonna give it up
I got a mighty good thing, ain't gonna give it up, ha
She knows how to love me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, whoa, she makes me feel so glad
She's my sex machine, she knows just what to do
She knows how to love me, she just makes me feel so true, uh
Squeeze me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, ah, she make me feel so glad
I got a good thing, I ain't gonna let her go
I got a pretty good thing, I ain't gonna give it up, uh
She knows how to love me when I'm feeling bad
She knows how to send me, she makes me feel so glad
She picks me up, never lets me down, ah, she brings me up, ah
She gives my monkey somethin' to talk about
Hey, I got a mighty good thing, ain't gonna give it
Know I got my sex machine, I ain't gonna give it up
Do you want a good thing, don't have to give it up
Do you need a good thing, ain't gonna give it
Everybody got a good thing, they ain't gonna give it up
It's my thing, I ain't gonna give it up
My thing, will not give it up
It's my thing, I ain't gonna give it
Can I holler? Yeah, let me know, yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, can I holler? Yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, can I holler? Yeah
Can I holler? Yeah, let me holler, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hey, hey, hey
I wanna play some funky organ
Some funky organ
Some, some funky organ
Some, some funky organ
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