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 wanna"
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Come ride with me (ride with me)
(Ride, ride)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me)
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Roll down these streets (bounce)
Bounce (yeah)
Yo, yo
"I wanna" take a trip to the Beverly Center
And scoop a mean model broad up dawg and get head in the renter
Gotta take her home, clean her up before I can finish
Cause ain't no pussy worth gettin burnt while I'm up in it
Then I made her roll up while I was runnin a bath
And she said she do X, I gave her one and a half
Let her get her roll on and made her jump in the bath
I left her standin there sayin haha
"I wanna" come through in the orange M5
And I got them things in the trunk and they goin for ten-five
It could and it will get ugly, but so what?
No matter how it go down, the hood'll still love me
Never cut broads, I let everybody hit 'em
My bullets is like chicken pox, everybody get 'em
You know Ja' blow pud-dy, lookin for somethin to slay
Mixin the 'gnac with Ocean Spray, c'mon
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me)
With me
"I wanna" bust a bitch upside her motherfucking head
For talkin shit to a pimp
Limp on 'em, flip on 'em, dip on 'em
Crip on 'em, and put this motherfucking dick on 'em
This sorta fish called a bitch ought to hush up
Rolled a fat blunt and smoked this motherfucking dope up
Cause you know what? (What up?)
Shit a nigga know you're so tough, but bitch I want to go fuck
"I wanna" take you upstairs, and do dat dere
Hell motherfucking yeah
See I'm a real player and I won't waste your time
I've been a starter, I ain't never sat the fuckin pine
Stay on the front line, it's all by de-sign
Nigga done the crizzime, ain't never dropped a dizzime
Everything is fizzine, rollin up a dizzime
D-o-double-g I got bitches waitin in lizzine
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me)
With me
Yeah, uh-huh
"I wanna" do the club thing like in and out in an hour
And then I'm back home banging shorty out in the shower
Check it I'm chasing the Henny with Coronas
She got in her mind that, she gon' get some Fendi if I bone her
Backshot was murder from the rear
And she gave me mean top, while I blew the purple in her hair
Oh yeah, after I nutted I was a goner
And still got honey thinkin that
"I wanna" automatic start on the Aston Martin
Can't beat 'Kiss cause you ain't got half the heart an'
Get you hit on the inside for half a carton
Couple of suits dawg, we fuckin with loot
I got enough dough to chill in court
But I know dudes with twenty-five in and they still ain't short
But never mind that, we can't lose
Pour another drink, roll another dutch up
We gon' cruise, let's go "I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Yeah, cruise, cruise gangsta, gangsta)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Yea yea, yea yea, yea yea, gangsta, gangsta)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Cruise, lay low, hold it down y'all)
With me
(Hold it hold it hold it down, hold it down y'all)
"I wanna"
(Yea yea, hold it down)
"I wanna"
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Come ride with me (ride with me)
(Ride, ride)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me)
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Roll down these streets (bounce)
Bounce (yeah)
Yo, yo
"I wanna" take a trip to the Beverly Center
And scoop a mean model broad up dawg and get head in the renter
Gotta take her home, clean her up before I can finish
Cause ain't no pussy worth gettin burnt while I'm up in it
Then I made her roll up while I was runnin a bath
And she said she do X, I gave her one and a half
Let her get her roll on and made her jump in the bath
I left her standin there sayin haha
"I wanna" come through in the orange M5
And I got them things in the trunk and they goin for ten-five
It could and it will get ugly, but so what?
No matter how it go down, the hood'll still love me
Never cut broads, I let everybody hit 'em
My bullets is like chicken pox, everybody get 'em
You know Ja' blow pud-dy, lookin for somethin to slay
Mixin the 'gnac with Ocean Spray, c'mon
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me)
With me
"I wanna" bust a bitch upside her motherfucking head
For talkin shit to a pimp
Limp on 'em, flip on 'em, dip on 'em
Crip on 'em, and put this motherfucking dick on 'em
This sorta fish called a bitch ought to hush up
Rolled a fat blunt and smoked this motherfucking dope up
Cause you know what? (What up?)
Shit a nigga know you're so tough, but bitch I want to go fuck
"I wanna" take you upstairs, and do dat dere
Hell motherfucking yeah
See I'm a real player and I won't waste your time
I've been a starter, I ain't never sat the fuckin pine
Stay on the front line, it's all by de-sign
Nigga done the crizzime, ain't never dropped a dizzime
Everything is fizzine, rollin up a dizzime
D-o-double-g I got bitches waitin in lizzine
"I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me)
With me
Yeah, uh-huh
"I wanna" do the club thing like in and out in an hour
And then I'm back home banging shorty out in the shower
Check it I'm chasing the Henny with Coronas
She got in her mind that, she gon' get some Fendi if I bone her
Backshot was murder from the rear
And she gave me mean top, while I blew the purple in her hair
Oh yeah, after I nutted I was a goner
And still got honey thinkin that
"I wanna" automatic start on the Aston Martin
Can't beat 'Kiss cause you ain't got half the heart an'
Get you hit on the inside for half a carton
Couple of suits dawg, we fuckin with loot
I got enough dough to chill in court
But I know dudes with twenty-five in and they still ain't short
But never mind that, we can't lose
Pour another drink, roll another dutch up
We gon' cruise, let's go "I wanna"
Cruisin baby, come ride with me
(Yeah, cruise, cruise gangsta, gangsta)
Cruisin baby, come smoke with me
(Yea yea, yea yea, yea yea, gangsta, gangsta)
Cruisin baby, roll down these streets
(Cruise, lay low, hold it down y'all)
With me
(Hold it hold it hold it down, hold it down y'all)
"I wanna"
(Yea yea, hold it down)
"I wanna"
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