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.
Kelly give me the ball girl
You are my girl now, light skinned with the pretty toes now,
And if you got a csrub now let him go now, life is too short
To settle now, c'mon now, in the club now,
Hold up the duckin with the po po now,
Get that money anyway now, and if you work
Hard you gotta play now, c'mon now.
[Chorus]
Can I get your attention for a minute,
You need to know that we gotta live it up girl (live it up)
(c'mon now) and all of my thugs (c'mon now (oh))
To everybody who be livin it up in the hood,
On the block, everywhere in the club gurl and alll of my thugs.
To everyone in the east (give it up)
In the west (give it up) up north (give it up)
Down south (give it up),
To the ballers shot callers, everyhood its all good.
Went accros the coast now, the 205 got my back now,
A brand new ride that I got now,
One's on my feet good to go now,
(c'mon now) having fun (now)
Me and my crew in the club now and the girls
Show me love now, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, now c'mon now.
[Chorus]
From the 205 to the 228,
From the NYC all the way back to L.A,
Come out and play we gonna live it up,
To lil momma who hold me down I gotta give it up,
To my thugs out there hustlein I hope you lve it up,
In the club spinnin the bucks like
You prince and stuff, every what what what,
Holla at ya boy pretty tony and big rub we both
From the dirty dirty you know how we do.
Oh ohhh yeah, so when you hear this on the radio
Play it loud in your stario (your stero)
Come and show ya boy some love,
Come show a playa what you got,
Keep movin it don't you stop all my fellas get on the floor.
Give the girls what they lookin for,
And its all about havin fun and we won't stop until the sun comes up.
[Chorus: x2]
You are my girl now, light skinned with the pretty toes now,
And if you got a csrub now let him go now, life is too short
To settle now, c'mon now, in the club now,
Hold up the duckin with the po po now,
Get that money anyway now, and if you work
Hard you gotta play now, c'mon now.
[Chorus]
Can I get your attention for a minute,
You need to know that we gotta live it up girl (live it up)
(c'mon now) and all of my thugs (c'mon now (oh))
To everybody who be livin it up in the hood,
On the block, everywhere in the club gurl and alll of my thugs.
To everyone in the east (give it up)
In the west (give it up) up north (give it up)
Down south (give it up),
To the ballers shot callers, everyhood its all good.
Went accros the coast now, the 205 got my back now,
A brand new ride that I got now,
One's on my feet good to go now,
(c'mon now) having fun (now)
Me and my crew in the club now and the girls
Show me love now, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, now c'mon now.
[Chorus]
From the 205 to the 228,
From the NYC all the way back to L.A,
Come out and play we gonna live it up,
To lil momma who hold me down I gotta give it up,
To my thugs out there hustlein I hope you lve it up,
In the club spinnin the bucks like
You prince and stuff, every what what what,
Holla at ya boy pretty tony and big rub we both
From the dirty dirty you know how we do.
Oh ohhh yeah, so when you hear this on the radio
Play it loud in your stario (your stero)
Come and show ya boy some love,
Come show a playa what you got,
Keep movin it don't you stop all my fellas get on the floor.
Give the girls what they lookin for,
And its all about havin fun and we won't stop until the sun comes up.
[Chorus: x2]
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