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.
Raf Simmons on my shoes
I would never lose, I would never lose (infamous, infamous, infamous)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, huh
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I've been through hell and back
Started off broke, lost it all, and I bring it back
Talking before the rap, on the corner, was selling crack
Where was the fuck you at? (Where?)
Make sure you tell 'em that (tell 'em)
Left on your B-day, I said that I ain't coming back
'Cause you stay where them suckers at
I'm too real for that fake shit, you know I can't fuck with that
I could never lose, went and bought some better jewels
Mansion on the hills, with the better views
They was never real, bet they bet I lose
Tell 'em how you feel
Niggas sleeping on me, tell 'em let 'em snooze
When we see them niggas, treat them like they fools
Ayo with the trigger with the half a moon
Every time I look up, I be in the news
Talking 'bout some shit I probably didn't do
All this controversy I've been through
It can never hurt me if it never murk me
Rest in piece to Snupe, Scooter, and Truz
Know the typa shit that I'm really into
I done put out lil' Chino in a Benz too
I'm the motivation for them trenches too
Tell 'em bring up somethin' that I didn't do
Say it, wins and them losses, turned us to bosses (turned us to bosses)
Yeah, when them niggas started hatin', man that's when they lost us
Yeah, I seen their bitches switchin' sides soon as they cross us
Fuck 'em
But I'm never trippin', I feel like that bull, I'm a Taurus (love 'em)
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
Yeah, they put my back to the wall
I done seen all this shit happen before
I can't forget that I came from the bottom
But if I look back, I might happen to fall
Started out trapping, was packing that rock
We was trapping that raw
Thirty six O's, make it back like a boss
I seen they left, they all thought that I lost
Soon as I win, they all clapped and applaud
I seen my dawgs turned their backs, it was slow
I seen that bitch turn her back like a fraud
You turn your back, you can't come back no more
Shown the real monster, just cuttin' them off
Just when they thought, they was laughing at me
I was just sittin' back laughin' at y'all
From battlin' with Reed to rapping with Ross
To packing famous bitches at the awards
Rags to riches on the tag of the car
Swap the Wraith and go on, grab me the dome
Flood the Patek, let it wrap around my arm
Load the ladder like we ready for war
And all of the energy, they gon' remember me after I'm gone
Still while I'm here nigga, I'm puttin' on
Roll with no fear, I just roll with the storm
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I would never lose, I would never lose (infamous, infamous, infamous)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, huh
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I've been through hell and back
Started off broke, lost it all, and I bring it back
Talking before the rap, on the corner, was selling crack
Where was the fuck you at? (Where?)
Make sure you tell 'em that (tell 'em)
Left on your B-day, I said that I ain't coming back
'Cause you stay where them suckers at
I'm too real for that fake shit, you know I can't fuck with that
I could never lose, went and bought some better jewels
Mansion on the hills, with the better views
They was never real, bet they bet I lose
Tell 'em how you feel
Niggas sleeping on me, tell 'em let 'em snooze
When we see them niggas, treat them like they fools
Ayo with the trigger with the half a moon
Every time I look up, I be in the news
Talking 'bout some shit I probably didn't do
All this controversy I've been through
It can never hurt me if it never murk me
Rest in piece to Snupe, Scooter, and Truz
Know the typa shit that I'm really into
I done put out lil' Chino in a Benz too
I'm the motivation for them trenches too
Tell 'em bring up somethin' that I didn't do
Say it, wins and them losses, turned us to bosses (turned us to bosses)
Yeah, when them niggas started hatin', man that's when they lost us
Yeah, I seen their bitches switchin' sides soon as they cross us
Fuck 'em
But I'm never trippin', I feel like that bull, I'm a Taurus (love 'em)
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
Yeah, they put my back to the wall
I done seen all this shit happen before
I can't forget that I came from the bottom
But if I look back, I might happen to fall
Started out trapping, was packing that rock
We was trapping that raw
Thirty six O's, make it back like a boss
I seen they left, they all thought that I lost
Soon as I win, they all clapped and applaud
I seen my dawgs turned their backs, it was slow
I seen that bitch turn her back like a fraud
You turn your back, you can't come back no more
Shown the real monster, just cuttin' them off
Just when they thought, they was laughing at me
I was just sittin' back laughin' at y'all
From battlin' with Reed to rapping with Ross
To packing famous bitches at the awards
Rags to riches on the tag of the car
Swap the Wraith and go on, grab me the dome
Flood the Patek, let it wrap around my arm
Load the ladder like we ready for war
And all of the energy, they gon' remember me after I'm gone
Still while I'm here nigga, I'm puttin' on
Roll with no fear, I just roll with the storm
I give a fuck what you feel like (you feel)
I'm real, that's some real life (oh my)
Flood the Rollie, tryna kill time (kill)
Close your eyes and I will still shine (shine)
My bitch tryna play me, she crazy (she crazy)
I'm fucking models on the daily (ooh)
Anyway a nigga choose, I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose (nah)
I will never lose
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will never lose (yeah)
I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
I will never lose
I will never lose, I will never lose
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Never Lose Lyrics as written by Terrell Johnson Robert Williams
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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