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.
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner
Mr. West is in the building
Swagger on a hundred thousand, trillion (no one on the corner)
Ayo, I know I got it first
I'm Christopher Columbus, y'all just the pilgrims
Thanksgiving, do we even gotta question
Hermès, Pastelle, I pass the dressing
My attitude is tattooed
That mean it's permanent, so I guess we should address it, huh?
My swagger is Mick Jagger
Every time I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it
Why he so mad for? Why he gotta have it?
'Cause I slaved my whole life, now I'm the master
Na-na-na, how it feel to wake up and be the shit and the urine?
Na-na-na, tryin' to get that Kobe number, one over Jordan
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
(No one on the corner) got a bop like this
Can't wear skinny jeans 'cause my knots don't fit
No one on the corner got a pocket like this
So I rock Roc jeans 'cause my knots so thick
You can learn how to dress just by jackin' my fresh
Jackin', jackin' my fresh, jackin', jackin' my fresh
Follow my steps is the road to success
Where the niggas know you thorough and the girls say yes (yes)
But I can't teach you my swag
You can pay for school, but you can't buy class
School of hard knocks, I'm a grad
And that all-blue Yankee is my graduation cap, it's Hova
Dip in different Rovers, whippin' with the soda, Hova
Did you even have any doubt? After "Doubt," it was over
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner has swagger like moi
Church, but I'm too clean for the choir
I require, what I desire
I got stripes, Adidas
Mami scream, "¡Papí, no más!"
Run up in your shit, just me, no mask
Runnin' this shit like I got four thighs
No one has swagger like these four guys
And when it comes to styles, I got several
Sharper than a swagger dagger all metal
And my jewels, blue and yellow
The type of shit that make 'em call you Carmelo
Rules as follows, stay true to the ghetto
Write your name on the bullet, make you feel special
Ha, what the fuck you boys talking about?
I know its us 'cause we the only thing to talk about
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (and I'm gone)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (bye)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, haha)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (you think?)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (that's right, ayy)
You can go see Weezy for the wordplay, Jeezy for the bird-play
Kanyeezy for diversity and me for controversy
All my verses picture perfect, only spit to serve a purpose
You ain't livin' what you kickin', then you worthless
Lookin' from the surface, it may seem like I got reason to be nervous
Then observe my work and see that my adversity was worth it
Verses autobiographical, absolutely classical
Last thing I'm worried 'bout is what another rapper do
Ain't nobody hot as me, even if they rap they ass off
Blast off and have outstanding quality
Sell a lot of records, I respect it and salute that
But spittin' real life on hot beats, I'm the truth at
You kick it like me, no exaggeration necessary
Living revolutionary, nothing less than legendary
Gangsta shit hereditary, got it from my dad
Flow colder than February with extraordinary swag
No one on the corner have swagger like us (okay)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, that's right)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (okay)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, so you notice, huh?)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (haha, yeah)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (okay, tell 'em for me, shawty)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (yeah, that's right)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
Like us, like us, like us, like us, like us, like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner
Mr. West is in the building
Swagger on a hundred thousand, trillion (no one on the corner)
Ayo, I know I got it first
I'm Christopher Columbus, y'all just the pilgrims
Thanksgiving, do we even gotta question
Hermès, Pastelle, I pass the dressing
My attitude is tattooed
That mean it's permanent, so I guess we should address it, huh?
My swagger is Mick Jagger
Every time I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it
Why he so mad for? Why he gotta have it?
'Cause I slaved my whole life, now I'm the master
Na-na-na, how it feel to wake up and be the shit and the urine?
Na-na-na, tryin' to get that Kobe number, one over Jordan
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
(No one on the corner) got a bop like this
Can't wear skinny jeans 'cause my knots don't fit
No one on the corner got a pocket like this
So I rock Roc jeans 'cause my knots so thick
You can learn how to dress just by jackin' my fresh
Jackin', jackin' my fresh, jackin', jackin' my fresh
Follow my steps is the road to success
Where the niggas know you thorough and the girls say yes (yes)
But I can't teach you my swag
You can pay for school, but you can't buy class
School of hard knocks, I'm a grad
And that all-blue Yankee is my graduation cap, it's Hova
Dip in different Rovers, whippin' with the soda, Hova
Did you even have any doubt? After "Doubt," it was over
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner has swagger like moi
Church, but I'm too clean for the choir
I require, what I desire
I got stripes, Adidas
Mami scream, "¡Papí, no más!"
Run up in your shit, just me, no mask
Runnin' this shit like I got four thighs
No one has swagger like these four guys
And when it comes to styles, I got several
Sharper than a swagger dagger all metal
And my jewels, blue and yellow
The type of shit that make 'em call you Carmelo
Rules as follows, stay true to the ghetto
Write your name on the bullet, make you feel special
Ha, what the fuck you boys talking about?
I know its us 'cause we the only thing to talk about
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (and I'm gone)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (bye)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, haha)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (you think?)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (that's right, ayy)
You can go see Weezy for the wordplay, Jeezy for the bird-play
Kanyeezy for diversity and me for controversy
All my verses picture perfect, only spit to serve a purpose
You ain't livin' what you kickin', then you worthless
Lookin' from the surface, it may seem like I got reason to be nervous
Then observe my work and see that my adversity was worth it
Verses autobiographical, absolutely classical
Last thing I'm worried 'bout is what another rapper do
Ain't nobody hot as me, even if they rap they ass off
Blast off and have outstanding quality
Sell a lot of records, I respect it and salute that
But spittin' real life on hot beats, I'm the truth at
You kick it like me, no exaggeration necessary
Living revolutionary, nothing less than legendary
Gangsta shit hereditary, got it from my dad
Flow colder than February with extraordinary swag
No one on the corner have swagger like us (okay)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, that's right)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (okay)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah, so you notice, huh?)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (haha, yeah)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (okay, tell 'em for me, shawty)
No one on the corner have swagger like us (yeah, that's right)
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us (yeah)
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
No one on the corner have swagger like us
Swagger like us, swagger-swagger like us
Like us, like us, like us, like us, like us, like us
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Swagga Like Us Lyrics as written by Dwayne Carter Clifford Harris
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