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.
Uh, what's really good? X I'm in the buildin' man, yeah
It's all, good, my, nigga
That's right, you know how we do dawg, "Pull It"
Y.O., Harlem, we back part two man, Dark Man where you at?
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Let's set this shit off, start this shit right
It's goin' down tonight
Dawg off the leash, dawg walks with heat
Dawg stalks the streets, in New York to eat
How many times do I gotta come through (yeah)
Layin' that thing down, puttin' holes in you
You cats get it on the double, so stay the fuck
Out of my way, you don't want no trouble (come on)
We travel double far, to bring you trouble God
We rollin' double hard, yea nigga double R!
I don't know what you thought it was, but it's not
But I know that you caught the slugs, they was hot
Get the fuck off the block (what), there's no more room
For bitch niggas (uh) dawg I'm comin' to get niggas (yeah)
Lift niggas, out they boots, dust it
'Cause I don't just walk around with them things to bust it
Uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Man we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker, uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Bitch, we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker
Yo, I leave jail smoothly, jump in the pale hooptie
Fuck the dick suckin' ass nigga male groupies
Diplomats, you look at alliance, you shook in defiance
I'm cookin' up coke, lookin' for clients
I got the AK, SK, 40 cal
Scope red on your head still 40 thou' (40 thousand)
Worse than foul Nerf turf burstin', blaow
Give the church my child, ask to nurture thou
'Cause I've seen the hearses now
But if this was Gilligan's Isle, Thirstin' Howl, wow
Look at his kicks, they worth a thou'
Isn't it sad, do what I say and wish that you had
You Michigan crabs, you stabbed you piss in a bag
Or worse than that, zipped in a bag
Broke to fractions, a division of math
From, Hollywood, shittin' on Shaft, we go hard
Killa Killa Killa, Killa uh, uh
Killa
X and Killer Cam, Dark Man X, once again, pull it
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
I just love how it's goin, Cam, X flowin'
(Get at 'em dawg I'm already knowin'
Step lightly around dawg (yeah) I might be hittin' town dawg (yeah)
You really tryin to get down dawg?
Only thing I can do with pussy is fuck it
And I would tell you to suck my dick but you might suck it
See y'all niggas the cat type (what)
You still a baby get your ass wiped (what)
Must I take a nigga's last stripe? (come on)
You'se a bitch, now more bitch than a bitch
Still a bitch fuckin bitch, you been a bitch
Know how we do, run up, in a bitch
Peep the crib, run up, in it quick (yeah)
Everything breathin' stops, only thing my niggas is leavin'
Is shots, you done got a nigga hot
Let me catch you on the block, bitch-ass niggas is cowards
Done fucked around and dropped the soap in the shower (come on)
Uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Man we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker, uh, uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Bitch, we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker
It's all, good, my, nigga
That's right, you know how we do dawg, "Pull It"
Y.O., Harlem, we back part two man, Dark Man where you at?
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Let's set this shit off, start this shit right
It's goin' down tonight
Dawg off the leash, dawg walks with heat
Dawg stalks the streets, in New York to eat
How many times do I gotta come through (yeah)
Layin' that thing down, puttin' holes in you
You cats get it on the double, so stay the fuck
Out of my way, you don't want no trouble (come on)
We travel double far, to bring you trouble God
We rollin' double hard, yea nigga double R!
I don't know what you thought it was, but it's not
But I know that you caught the slugs, they was hot
Get the fuck off the block (what), there's no more room
For bitch niggas (uh) dawg I'm comin' to get niggas (yeah)
Lift niggas, out they boots, dust it
'Cause I don't just walk around with them things to bust it
Uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Man we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker, uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Bitch, we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker
Yo, I leave jail smoothly, jump in the pale hooptie
Fuck the dick suckin' ass nigga male groupies
Diplomats, you look at alliance, you shook in defiance
I'm cookin' up coke, lookin' for clients
I got the AK, SK, 40 cal
Scope red on your head still 40 thou' (40 thousand)
Worse than foul Nerf turf burstin', blaow
Give the church my child, ask to nurture thou
'Cause I've seen the hearses now
But if this was Gilligan's Isle, Thirstin' Howl, wow
Look at his kicks, they worth a thou'
Isn't it sad, do what I say and wish that you had
You Michigan crabs, you stabbed you piss in a bag
Or worse than that, zipped in a bag
Broke to fractions, a division of math
From, Hollywood, shittin' on Shaft, we go hard
Killa Killa Killa, Killa uh, uh
Killa
X and Killer Cam, Dark Man X, once again, pull it
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
I just love how it's goin, Cam, X flowin'
(Get at 'em dawg I'm already knowin'
Step lightly around dawg (yeah) I might be hittin' town dawg (yeah)
You really tryin to get down dawg?
Only thing I can do with pussy is fuck it
And I would tell you to suck my dick but you might suck it
See y'all niggas the cat type (what)
You still a baby get your ass wiped (what)
Must I take a nigga's last stripe? (come on)
You'se a bitch, now more bitch than a bitch
Still a bitch fuckin bitch, you been a bitch
Know how we do, run up, in a bitch
Peep the crib, run up, in it quick (yeah)
Everything breathin' stops, only thing my niggas is leavin'
Is shots, you done got a nigga hot
Let me catch you on the block, bitch-ass niggas is cowards
Done fucked around and dropped the soap in the shower (come on)
Uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Man we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker, uh, uh, we go hard
Never mind what a nigga say, we go hard
We gon' play how we want to play, we go hard
Bitch, we do this shit all day, we go hard
Motherfucker
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We Go Hard Lyrics as written by Bobby Eaton Fred Bridges
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