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.
Brianna Perry
Legendary
By yard B
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Got no haters in sight
A poster love, picture damn, look at all my lights
Wait til I get them B’s, wait til I live that life
They gon think that Bri a basketball wife
Bouncing all night, see them girls, better tip em
You think your bitch cold but I got all the symptoms
Bitch I got on my christious like Chez in the church
This is my true religion, like pants on my but
They prayin for my fall but I just wanna turn up
I just wanna turn up, make green like some turnips
If you tell me where my Benz at, my grandma on medicate
My mama need them bills paid
I’m tryina keep my helley, my helley
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
We are gathered here tonight in a room full of G’s with them haters
And alright, dear heavenly Father, thankful I ain’t homeless but I ain’t got no roof over my head when I’m rollin, rollin
I be spyin over these shawns (shawns)
College jews in his homes
I bought a crib off 3 shows
I be ballin like this Rolls
I’m alright, I step in, I roll dice
Them short days, them long nights
Take her around the world twice
Niggas reached and found out I pull tax by air blocks
Red dot that raff game in head lock
Flood the face on every walk
Damn.
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Get your money up, ho stop playin
Shit so easy, look – no hands
Get your money up, ho stop playin
Shit so easy, look – no hands
I’m tryina get money bags
In the club like hella bandz
Red bone and sun tan, that’s the mall in like grub man
A war show on front row, my bees don’t front though
26 in my hair curl
A poor boy need a rich girl
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Legendary
By yard B
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Got no haters in sight
A poster love, picture damn, look at all my lights
Wait til I get them B’s, wait til I live that life
They gon think that Bri a basketball wife
Bouncing all night, see them girls, better tip em
You think your bitch cold but I got all the symptoms
Bitch I got on my christious like Chez in the church
This is my true religion, like pants on my but
They prayin for my fall but I just wanna turn up
I just wanna turn up, make green like some turnips
If you tell me where my Benz at, my grandma on medicate
My mama need them bills paid
I’m tryina keep my helley, my helley
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
We are gathered here tonight in a room full of G’s with them haters
And alright, dear heavenly Father, thankful I ain’t homeless but I ain’t got no roof over my head when I’m rollin, rollin
I be spyin over these shawns (shawns)
College jews in his homes
I bought a crib off 3 shows
I be ballin like this Rolls
I’m alright, I step in, I roll dice
Them short days, them long nights
Take her around the world twice
Niggas reached and found out I pull tax by air blocks
Red dot that raff game in head lock
Flood the face on every walk
Damn.
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Get your money up, ho stop playin
Shit so easy, look – no hands
Get your money up, ho stop playin
Shit so easy, look – no hands
I’m tryina get money bags
In the club like hella bandz
Red bone and sun tan, that’s the mall in like grub man
A war show on front row, my bees don’t front though
26 in my hair curl
A poor boy need a rich girl
Bout to get my money up, fuck with me!
Bitches hatin on the low, fuck with me!
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
(Alright) alright alright alright (alright)
You gon see me in that new new, that white on white on white
Alright alright alright
When you see me, alright alright alright
Bitches wanna be me, alright alright alright
Lyrics submitted by KRC-Roseland Ent-The Pac-Planet9
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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