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 I'mma break it down and tell a story
About a nigga in the wrong territory
Sharon and Shide is who he had to meet
He made a right turn down the wrong street
Now whatta whatta whatta whatta pitty
A new jack in my muthafuckin' city
Compton that is
They say it's niggaz pimpin'
Gangsta limpin'
But back back to the nitty gritty
Bout this nigga slippin' in my fuckin' city
By the time that he realized that he fucked up
The stupid muthafucka got a foot in his ass
Now this is how the story goes
Don't you ever bring your ass
In my neighborhood fuckin' my hoes
'Cause they my hoes and I knows
When they've been fucked
"Who's ready to get up and do my thang!"
"Doin' it you know!"
Now lets get the story about the bitches
And tell how this kid went from right to riches
Now he's drivin' fancy cars gettin' bitches galore
He was a dirty little boy that I knew next door
Mack the muthafuckin' Romey
The one and only
My dicks to hard to be lonely
Now this muthafucka braggin' on how
He got all this and that and he got
All these bitches callin' him Big Daddy
Ain't that a bitch how this muthafucka
Get rich on my muthafuckin' street
That's supposed to be my god damn money
And this bastard is use to wear platform
Shoes plad pants and nappy ass hat under
A fucked up hat now lets kick the story
About that
When the sun falls
And the shit falls down
So when people start comin' around
Knockin' at the door sayin' we want more
And moms wonderin' what the fuck they here for
Rock cocaine yea just as I figured
But he can do that cause he's that nigga
From Eazy Street on the road to riches
Money, cars, houses, and hoes that's how the
Story goes and if the nigga stays up you
Know he can't be beat all this shit happens
On Eazy Street
Now back to the story about the bitches
About the what!
The bitches, the bitches, the bitches yo
The bitches that want to get with me
The E, the A, the Z, the why, the E
So what's up bitch you want to play
Yo why don't you kiss what's behind the button display
My dick gets
High up
Like Ballpark Franks baby
Plump when you cook 'em
You know what I mean
My dick gets
High up
Higher than a muthafucka
Shit that's sure enough funky right there
Yo E kick some knowledge man explain to 'em
What you mean
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Shit don't find the phillie baby
Let it all hang out
I feel it comin' (I feel it comin')
It's comin' out (it's comin' out)
Kick it one more time
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Oh yeah E give me a solo
It all happens on Eazy Street
You stupid muthafucka!
About a nigga in the wrong territory
Sharon and Shide is who he had to meet
He made a right turn down the wrong street
Now whatta whatta whatta whatta pitty
A new jack in my muthafuckin' city
Compton that is
They say it's niggaz pimpin'
Gangsta limpin'
But back back to the nitty gritty
Bout this nigga slippin' in my fuckin' city
By the time that he realized that he fucked up
The stupid muthafucka got a foot in his ass
Now this is how the story goes
Don't you ever bring your ass
In my neighborhood fuckin' my hoes
'Cause they my hoes and I knows
When they've been fucked
"Who's ready to get up and do my thang!"
"Doin' it you know!"
Now lets get the story about the bitches
And tell how this kid went from right to riches
Now he's drivin' fancy cars gettin' bitches galore
He was a dirty little boy that I knew next door
Mack the muthafuckin' Romey
The one and only
My dicks to hard to be lonely
Now this muthafucka braggin' on how
He got all this and that and he got
All these bitches callin' him Big Daddy
Ain't that a bitch how this muthafucka
Get rich on my muthafuckin' street
That's supposed to be my god damn money
And this bastard is use to wear platform
Shoes plad pants and nappy ass hat under
A fucked up hat now lets kick the story
About that
When the sun falls
And the shit falls down
So when people start comin' around
Knockin' at the door sayin' we want more
And moms wonderin' what the fuck they here for
Rock cocaine yea just as I figured
But he can do that cause he's that nigga
From Eazy Street on the road to riches
Money, cars, houses, and hoes that's how the
Story goes and if the nigga stays up you
Know he can't be beat all this shit happens
On Eazy Street
Now back to the story about the bitches
About the what!
The bitches, the bitches, the bitches yo
The bitches that want to get with me
The E, the A, the Z, the why, the E
So what's up bitch you want to play
Yo why don't you kiss what's behind the button display
My dick gets
High up
Like Ballpark Franks baby
Plump when you cook 'em
You know what I mean
My dick gets
High up
Higher than a muthafucka
Shit that's sure enough funky right there
Yo E kick some knowledge man explain to 'em
What you mean
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Shit don't find the phillie baby
Let it all hang out
I feel it comin' (I feel it comin')
It's comin' out (it's comin' out)
Kick it one more time
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Uh oh day
Day dumb day
Come on baby why don't ya suck it this way
Aaaaah ooooh
Oh yeah E give me a solo
It all happens on Eazy Street
You stupid muthafucka!
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