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.
Bust on you bitch ass niggas
Huuh
Road runnin
Niggas want smoke you can tell em I'm comin
Word round town all you niggas be fronting
Sum like Steve how a nigga be stunning
I be in the field lil nigga head huntin
Playin no games don't push my button
Give her deep strokes got dick in her stomach
Yeah I got pipe lil baby I'm plumbing Huuh
I been on the road let's get it
In the back gettin neck wit da windows tinted ayeee
Pack in da mail let's send it nigga when it touch just know that I'm winnin ayee
Drunk off da heem I'm spinning but I ran a 4.5 to the bag I'm sprinting ayeee
And I got drip I'm swimming gotta pray to the lord cause he know that I'm sinnin ayeee
Drop top inna two seater and you know I'm riding round wit a bad mamacita
Showin my chest while I'm in a wife beater
And I'm smokin Mary Jane yeah I'm sum like Peter
Beat got bounce like da man on my sneakers
And the hoes drop drawls when I get on they speaker
Down and around wit a pound of that reefer
And im killin these hoes sum like grim reaper
Ayeee
Ask bout me I'm the talk of the city
When the hoes see me get to flashin they titties
I don't do ones I like hunnids and fifties
Hope she got nine lives how I'm killin these kitties
I'm on fire better stop drop and roll
And I'm like pillsberry how I'm gettin this dough
Imma cold nigga like I live in da snow
And my ones coke white I ain't talkin bout blow
Wait
If you pull to the show I'll kick a bitch out 3 strikes in a row
I been sippin on juice everything movin slow
On da way to the money when my feet hit da floor
Sheesh
When my feet hit the floor put some points on the board nigga what is the score
And i just got a call got a lick for the low
So I pulled up wit bro now we hittin the store bitch
Road runnin
Niggas want smoke you can tell em I'm comin
Word round town all you niggas be fronting
Sum like Steve how a nigga be stunning
I be in da field lil nigga head huntin
Playin no games don't push my button
Give her deep strokes got dick in her stomach
Yeah I got pipe lil baby I'm plumbing Huuh
I been on da road let's get it
In the back gettin neck wit da windows tinted ayeee
Pack in the mail let's send it nigga when it touch just know that I'm winnin ayee
Drunk off da heem I'm spinning but I ran a 4.5 to the bag I'm sprinting ayeee
And I got drip I'm swimming gotta pray to the lord cause he know that I'm sinnin ayeee
Drop top inna two seater and you know I'm riding round wit a bad mamacita
Showin my chest while I'm in a wife beater
And I'm smokin Mary Jane yeah I'm sum like Peter
Beat got bounce like the man on my sneakers
And the hoes drop drawls when I get on they speaker
Down and around wit a pound of that reefer
And im killin these hoes sum like grim reaper
Ayeee
Huuh
Road runnin
Niggas want smoke you can tell em I'm comin
Word round town all you niggas be fronting
Sum like Steve how a nigga be stunning
I be in the field lil nigga head huntin
Playin no games don't push my button
Give her deep strokes got dick in her stomach
Yeah I got pipe lil baby I'm plumbing Huuh
I been on the road let's get it
In the back gettin neck wit da windows tinted ayeee
Pack in da mail let's send it nigga when it touch just know that I'm winnin ayee
Drunk off da heem I'm spinning but I ran a 4.5 to the bag I'm sprinting ayeee
And I got drip I'm swimming gotta pray to the lord cause he know that I'm sinnin ayeee
Drop top inna two seater and you know I'm riding round wit a bad mamacita
Showin my chest while I'm in a wife beater
And I'm smokin Mary Jane yeah I'm sum like Peter
Beat got bounce like da man on my sneakers
And the hoes drop drawls when I get on they speaker
Down and around wit a pound of that reefer
And im killin these hoes sum like grim reaper
Ayeee
Ask bout me I'm the talk of the city
When the hoes see me get to flashin they titties
I don't do ones I like hunnids and fifties
Hope she got nine lives how I'm killin these kitties
I'm on fire better stop drop and roll
And I'm like pillsberry how I'm gettin this dough
Imma cold nigga like I live in da snow
And my ones coke white I ain't talkin bout blow
Wait
If you pull to the show I'll kick a bitch out 3 strikes in a row
I been sippin on juice everything movin slow
On da way to the money when my feet hit da floor
Sheesh
When my feet hit the floor put some points on the board nigga what is the score
And i just got a call got a lick for the low
So I pulled up wit bro now we hittin the store bitch
Road runnin
Niggas want smoke you can tell em I'm comin
Word round town all you niggas be fronting
Sum like Steve how a nigga be stunning
I be in da field lil nigga head huntin
Playin no games don't push my button
Give her deep strokes got dick in her stomach
Yeah I got pipe lil baby I'm plumbing Huuh
I been on da road let's get it
In the back gettin neck wit da windows tinted ayeee
Pack in the mail let's send it nigga when it touch just know that I'm winnin ayee
Drunk off da heem I'm spinning but I ran a 4.5 to the bag I'm sprinting ayeee
And I got drip I'm swimming gotta pray to the lord cause he know that I'm sinnin ayeee
Drop top inna two seater and you know I'm riding round wit a bad mamacita
Showin my chest while I'm in a wife beater
And I'm smokin Mary Jane yeah I'm sum like Peter
Beat got bounce like the man on my sneakers
And the hoes drop drawls when I get on they speaker
Down and around wit a pound of that reefer
And im killin these hoes sum like grim reaper
Ayeee
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Road Runnin' Lyrics as written by Tarrence Albritton
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