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.
Ah
Oh, yeah baby, yeah yeah, oh
Yeah yeah, huh
Oh, oh
Oh, yeah
Listen up, I got a story to tell
Check it out now
And I know you can identify with this one
Yeah yeah yeah, oh
Check it out
Figured I'd hit it and quit it just one night, uh
Got so good to me doubled back twice, I
Must've been outta my mind
Knowing I don't wanna
I'm about to nut up, uh (what's wrong?)
Guess it's too late to turn back now
Can't apologize 'cause that ain't my style
Shorty raining wet, up in my ear talking 'bout
I got what you came for (this here got your name on it)
Go on and hit it
That's what it's made for
We got protection
That's what it's made for
Boo, why you tripping now?
You know I got it
That's what it's made for
So I can do you like this, baby
So I can freak you like this, baby
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
Game rules, no cap, no cut
But even Superman couldn't turn your love down, I
Slipped up, slipped in
Hey man, what the hell you doing?
Raw dog is a never
I know, I know better, hah
Heard her whisper, "don't worry, I'm safe"
Didn't matter 'cause it's already too late
I was lost in the sauce, dead wrong
And I ain't stopping now
Parlaying in the bush again
Didn't think about what I was putting in it
Go on and hit it
That's what it's made for (oh)
She said, "You got something on, right?"
That's what it's made for
Boo, why you tripping?
You know I got it (uh)
That's what it's made for (uh-huh)
So I can do you like this, baby
So I can freak you like this, baby
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
Best stay where you are
That's what it's made for
Player, player, put it down
That's what it's made for
Oh, baby, turn around
You know I got it
That's what it's made for
So I can do you like this, baby (do me)
So I can freak you like this, baby (freak me)
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby (come here)
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
I gotta go
Mm-mm, you ain't gotta go nowhere
Look baby I, something's coming up, I gotta--
Mm mm, just get it up one more time
Let me touch it
Again?
Again and again and again
Baby, look
Come on (oh God), you know that's what it's made for
You want me to sweat it out?
I want you to sweat it all out
I'ma get it, baby
Get it, take it
Okay
Take it
I'ma get up inside
Oh, oh oh oh
That's what it's made for (that's what it's made for)
That's what it's made for
Don't trip, I got protection
You know I got it (yeah yeah)
That's what it's made for
I'm gon' do you like this, baby
Oh, you gon' freak you like this
Felt it like this (free- yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, uh)
We gon' still get down like this
Don't put it down, don't put it down now, like this, yeah yeah
That's what it's made for
Oh, player, player, put it down
That's what it's made for
Too late to turn back now
You know I got it (oh)
That's what it's made for (ooh-e, baby)
Do you like this
Freak you like this (do it, baby)
Felt it like this (you're a freak, baby, yeah)
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
And that's only the beginning
God, I might as well just go to sleep here, right
Damn
Oh, yeah baby, yeah yeah, oh
Yeah yeah, huh
Oh, oh
Oh, yeah
Listen up, I got a story to tell
Check it out now
And I know you can identify with this one
Yeah yeah yeah, oh
Check it out
Figured I'd hit it and quit it just one night, uh
Got so good to me doubled back twice, I
Must've been outta my mind
Knowing I don't wanna
I'm about to nut up, uh (what's wrong?)
Guess it's too late to turn back now
Can't apologize 'cause that ain't my style
Shorty raining wet, up in my ear talking 'bout
I got what you came for (this here got your name on it)
Go on and hit it
That's what it's made for
We got protection
That's what it's made for
Boo, why you tripping now?
You know I got it
That's what it's made for
So I can do you like this, baby
So I can freak you like this, baby
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
Game rules, no cap, no cut
But even Superman couldn't turn your love down, I
Slipped up, slipped in
Hey man, what the hell you doing?
Raw dog is a never
I know, I know better, hah
Heard her whisper, "don't worry, I'm safe"
Didn't matter 'cause it's already too late
I was lost in the sauce, dead wrong
And I ain't stopping now
Parlaying in the bush again
Didn't think about what I was putting in it
Go on and hit it
That's what it's made for (oh)
She said, "You got something on, right?"
That's what it's made for
Boo, why you tripping?
You know I got it (uh)
That's what it's made for (uh-huh)
So I can do you like this, baby
So I can freak you like this, baby
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
Best stay where you are
That's what it's made for
Player, player, put it down
That's what it's made for
Oh, baby, turn around
You know I got it
That's what it's made for
So I can do you like this, baby (do me)
So I can freak you like this, baby (freak me)
Know you ain't felt it like this, baby (come here)
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
I gotta go
Mm-mm, you ain't gotta go nowhere
Look baby I, something's coming up, I gotta--
Mm mm, just get it up one more time
Let me touch it
Again?
Again and again and again
Baby, look
Come on (oh God), you know that's what it's made for
You want me to sweat it out?
I want you to sweat it all out
I'ma get it, baby
Get it, take it
Okay
Take it
I'ma get up inside
Oh, oh oh oh
That's what it's made for (that's what it's made for)
That's what it's made for
Don't trip, I got protection
You know I got it (yeah yeah)
That's what it's made for
I'm gon' do you like this, baby
Oh, you gon' freak you like this
Felt it like this (free- yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, uh)
We gon' still get down like this
Don't put it down, don't put it down now, like this, yeah yeah
That's what it's made for
Oh, player, player, put it down
That's what it's made for
Too late to turn back now
You know I got it (oh)
That's what it's made for (ooh-e, baby)
Do you like this
Freak you like this (do it, baby)
Felt it like this (you're a freak, baby, yeah)
Girl, I forgot it
But we gon' still get down like this
And that's only the beginning
God, I might as well just go to sleep here, right
Damn
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