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.
Yo Kanye blow the hook, you a genius boy
Now when you hear this song you know it's on babygirl
When you hear this song you know it's on
When you hear this song you know it's on
I swear your loving got me so high I'm gone
Me and you babygirl like best friends
Let me hit you when I get the notion
On I-55 you and I
Let's ride hit the motion
Some say she freaky freaky
Let me guess your lidro needa
I'm hittin' through the back and curves
Hell, they sell the herb
Now open up your mind to this concept
Then you take one step
Straight from the feelin' of a wordsmith
That's the herb shit
Up on my 22 spins
In my baby blue benz
Girls say dat boys ben actin up
But that's the way he is
You lookin' good when you steppin' out a centerfold
Tell me when I reach a pen to hold
Let me hit you wit this dime in the street game
Let a motherfucker go yeah you know it
So now let me sugarcoat it
It's like I'm on that tight herb
And when I pull t the curb it's like, it's like
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
When I'm layin' in the back of my 745
With my lips on you
Spittin' good game
With the hustler grain
Gettin' brained like a hustler should
Hustler would
And you know when I hear the stuff
I'm still tryin' to hear this love what that do
It's like that baby when I mix it up baby gurl you just got me sprung
What that do
Oh yes she's one of the best
As I touch this is past tense I'm hurtin'
Lurkin' searchin' for the virgin
But when my babygurl it's workin'
Let me know what's that you smokin'
From the hands as I stick my tongue in
Then from the back but she want an autograph
But still we sexin'
Open back up last time
As I spit a little dough in my mind
She just like one of a kind
No see's no stand in her hind
She's just like me rappin' a line
Perfect let me drop in a dime
I'm on a roll again
I'm bought to blow again
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Just keep on liftin' me up yeah
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
No need to take another puff
(Choir)
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
'Cause your love has got me high enough
No, No, No,No, No, No
(overlappig Choir and Do or die)
Just keep on Lifting me up yeah
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
No need to take another puff
(Choir)
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
'Cause your love has got me high enough
No, No, No,No, No, No
Just keep on Lifting me up yeah
Now when you hear this song you know it's on babygirl
When you hear this song you know it's on
When you hear this song you know it's on
I swear your loving got me so high I'm gone
Me and you babygirl like best friends
Let me hit you when I get the notion
On I-55 you and I
Let's ride hit the motion
Some say she freaky freaky
Let me guess your lidro needa
I'm hittin' through the back and curves
Hell, they sell the herb
Now open up your mind to this concept
Then you take one step
Straight from the feelin' of a wordsmith
That's the herb shit
Up on my 22 spins
In my baby blue benz
Girls say dat boys ben actin up
But that's the way he is
You lookin' good when you steppin' out a centerfold
Tell me when I reach a pen to hold
Let me hit you wit this dime in the street game
Let a motherfucker go yeah you know it
So now let me sugarcoat it
It's like I'm on that tight herb
And when I pull t the curb it's like, it's like
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
When I'm layin' in the back of my 745
With my lips on you
Spittin' good game
With the hustler grain
Gettin' brained like a hustler should
Hustler would
And you know when I hear the stuff
I'm still tryin' to hear this love what that do
It's like that baby when I mix it up baby gurl you just got me sprung
What that do
Oh yes she's one of the best
As I touch this is past tense I'm hurtin'
Lurkin' searchin' for the virgin
But when my babygurl it's workin'
Let me know what's that you smokin'
From the hands as I stick my tongue in
Then from the back but she want an autograph
But still we sexin'
Open back up last time
As I spit a little dough in my mind
She just like one of a kind
No see's no stand in her hind
She's just like me rappin' a line
Perfect let me drop in a dime
I'm on a roll again
I'm bought to blow again
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Your my latest, and my greatest
My latest, my greatest
Just keep on liftin' me up yeah
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
No need to take another puff
(Choir)
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
'Cause your love has got me high enough
No, No, No,No, No, No
(overlappig Choir and Do or die)
Just keep on Lifting me up yeah
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
No need to take another puff
(Choir)
Higher
(Do or Die and Kanye)
'Cause your love has got me high enough
No, No, No,No, No, No
Just keep on Lifting me up yeah
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