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.
You don't have anything personal against me do you?
You bet I've got something personal against you!
We know
You stole our song
You were there
Every touch in wrong
You were there
Fuckin' wrote it all down
You invent
Everything you've done
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you!
You deny
All the sleaze and graffiti
You inflect
You look from our path
It's minus and you're impossible laps
We know
What you've been lyin' about
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you!
You deny
Sitting at the corner
You die
But the love of your own
You've got Nowhere to go but down.
You bet I've got something personal against you!
We know
You stole our song
You were there
Every touch in wrong
You were there
Fuckin' wrote it all down
You invent
Everything you've done
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you!
You deny
All the sleaze and graffiti
You inflect
You look from our path
It's minus and you're impossible laps
We know
What you've been lyin' about
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you!
You deny
Sitting at the corner
You die
But the love of your own
You've got Nowhere to go but down.
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(Not 100% accurate but more accurate than the lyrics posted here)
You don't have anything against me do you? You bet I've got something personal against you
We know You stole our song You regret ever touching them You regret fucking with our band You regret everything you've done
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you!
You deny All the sleaze and graffiti You regret Stealing from our past It's minus and your fuss won't last We know What you've been lying about
Now you bet that I've got something personal against you
You deny Sitting in the corner You've done Nothing of your own You've got Nowhere to go but down