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.
Now look out
Whatcha say
Now look out
It's time to kick the basics
Flowing and knowing it's in your faces
Sounds good when we're trading up places
When we fuck it daily I see something that sails me
From here to infinity it nails me
To do the groove til the suckas improve
On these so called grooves
That just don't move
A million ways to fuck it up and one to get it right
To the best of modern man keep movin through the night
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
People busy mulling over the worst case scenario
I just wind it up and let it go
I don't dis people, I dis ideas
And when I say dis I mean disagree
Then we go to the studio and re-up
Some new tunes and we make some new dubs
Well that's where we grow the gems the pearls
Take a trip to find there's another world
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
We put that shit on the map
For everyone to see it son, there it is
Now we come what you see we be it no comparative
We can make up a word when just nothin else will fit
Then we break it on down that's it
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
Whatcha say
Now look out
It's time to kick the basics
Flowing and knowing it's in your faces
Sounds good when we're trading up places
When we fuck it daily I see something that sails me
From here to infinity it nails me
To do the groove til the suckas improve
On these so called grooves
That just don't move
A million ways to fuck it up and one to get it right
To the best of modern man keep movin through the night
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
People busy mulling over the worst case scenario
I just wind it up and let it go
I don't dis people, I dis ideas
And when I say dis I mean disagree
Then we go to the studio and re-up
Some new tunes and we make some new dubs
Well that's where we grow the gems the pearls
Take a trip to find there's another world
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
We put that shit on the map
For everyone to see it son, there it is
Now we come what you see we be it no comparative
We can make up a word when just nothin else will fit
Then we break it on down that's it
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
A battle against time to make use of your minds
To hook up your drum beats with my fresh rhyme
To make the best use of our strings and things
All cylinders go motherfucker we ring
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
Makin funky rhymes in a permanent bliss
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
We work it on out saw something you missed
SA and Nicholas and we do it like this
Lyrics submitted by pen1234567
We Do It Like This Lyrics as written by Nicholas Hexum Douglas Martinez
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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