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.
Girl, I'm done with you (with you)
Girl, we done, it's through (girl, we done)
I hit that nigga for the work (I finessed his ass)
Stick and move and then I skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt (ooh, I'm gone)
What is up with you? (What is up with you?)
I thought I said I'm done with you (I thought I said it's over)
Fuck my school and fuck my teacher, too (I will fuck you over)
Sniper on the roof, he playin' peek-a-boo
Skrt, skrt (he will knock you over)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, I skrt, skrt)
Jump in that Jag', skrt, skrt, skrt
(Ooh, Kodak, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Ah, ah, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt)
When I say I keep the poker, I ain't talkin' 'bout no beans
Project baby, you know I got baby bottles full of lean
I've been through so much of shit this shit'll make a nigga sing
I remember rockin' bugle boy, now I rock designer jeans
God dang, you just like my chain, you just like to swing
It 1K, I got 22K and all my niggas bling
Hit the club on them jiggas, you know all my niggas geeked
You would think I'm 'bout to smack yo' bitch, I made her hit her knees
Met this plug, I was talkin' 'bout he put that thing on me
I finessed him, ain't got time to let you run no game on me
Like I'm workin' out, life done dropped a lot of weight on me
I've been busy, I've been workin' hard so don't you hate on me
You my dawg then just be my dawg and don't you change on me
Don't you switch, don't you change on me, went switchin' lanes on me
I was in that Jag', now I'm pullin' up in that Range on me
I ain't in no gang, but if you run up, I'm gon' bang homie
(Kodak let it spray)
Girl, I'm done with you (with you)
Girl, we done, it's through (girl, we done)
I hit that nigga for the work (I finessed his ass)
Stick and move and then I skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt (ooh, I'm gone)
What is up with you? (What is up with you?)
I thought I said I'm done with you (I thought I said it's over)
Fuck my school and fuck my teacher, too (I will fuck you over)
Sniper on the roof, he playin' peek-a-boo
Skrt, skrt (he will knock you over)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, I skrt, skrt)
Jump in that Jag', skrt, skrt, skrt
(Ooh, Kodak, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Ah, ah, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt)
Girl, we done, it's through (girl, we done)
I hit that nigga for the work (I finessed his ass)
Stick and move and then I skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt (ooh, I'm gone)
What is up with you? (What is up with you?)
I thought I said I'm done with you (I thought I said it's over)
Fuck my school and fuck my teacher, too (I will fuck you over)
Sniper on the roof, he playin' peek-a-boo
Skrt, skrt (he will knock you over)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, I skrt, skrt)
Jump in that Jag', skrt, skrt, skrt
(Ooh, Kodak, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Ah, ah, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt)
When I say I keep the poker, I ain't talkin' 'bout no beans
Project baby, you know I got baby bottles full of lean
I've been through so much of shit this shit'll make a nigga sing
I remember rockin' bugle boy, now I rock designer jeans
God dang, you just like my chain, you just like to swing
It 1K, I got 22K and all my niggas bling
Hit the club on them jiggas, you know all my niggas geeked
You would think I'm 'bout to smack yo' bitch, I made her hit her knees
Met this plug, I was talkin' 'bout he put that thing on me
I finessed him, ain't got time to let you run no game on me
Like I'm workin' out, life done dropped a lot of weight on me
I've been busy, I've been workin' hard so don't you hate on me
You my dawg then just be my dawg and don't you change on me
Don't you switch, don't you change on me, went switchin' lanes on me
I was in that Jag', now I'm pullin' up in that Range on me
I ain't in no gang, but if you run up, I'm gon' bang homie
(Kodak let it spray)
Girl, I'm done with you (with you)
Girl, we done, it's through (girl, we done)
I hit that nigga for the work (I finessed his ass)
Stick and move and then I skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt (ooh, I'm gone)
What is up with you? (What is up with you?)
I thought I said I'm done with you (I thought I said it's over)
Fuck my school and fuck my teacher, too (I will fuck you over)
Sniper on the roof, he playin' peek-a-boo
Skrt, skrt (he will knock you over)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, I skrt, skrt)
Jump in that Jag', skrt, skrt, skrt
(Ooh, Kodak, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Skrt, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt, skrt)
Ah, ah, skrt, skrt (skrt, skrt)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
SKRT Lyrics as written by Bill Kapri Edgar Ferrera
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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