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.
I'm sprung
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
She got me doin' the dishes
Anything she want for some kisses
I'm cookin' for her when she gets hungry
All she doin' is actin' like she want me
She cuttin' off all my homies
Even all my other ronis
She ain't even my main lady
See I been thinkin' bout it lately
Man she really don't deserve me
All she wanna do is hurt me
So I gotta get away from her
But now I'm leaving quickly
Before she come and try to kick me
And I'm takin' everything with me
Well, it all come down to how
I'm sprung
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
So we went our separate ways
It's been a couple of days
But now I'm doin' what I want to
With nobody tellin' me what I'm gon' do
And I'm feelin' so free
With nobody but me, uh
Now I can handle all my business
All of my fellas, can I get a witness?
But I'm feelin' kinda lonely
On top of that, I'm kinda horny
Man, I gotta get back to her
But now I'm leaving quickly
Before she come and try to kick me
And I'm takin' everything with me
Well, it all come down to how
I'm sprung
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
(You do) ooh
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
She got me doin' what I won't do
Got you sprung and I told you
You don't agree with me
In the end, you'll see that
She got you doin' what you won't do
Now you're sprung and I told you
S-P-R-U-N-G
Now you see she got you
Got you
Got you
Got you
She got you
Got you
Got you
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
She got me doin' the dishes
Anything she want for some kisses
I'm cookin' for her when she gets hungry
All she doin' is actin' like she want me
She cuttin' off all my homies
Even all my other ronis
She ain't even my main lady
See I been thinkin' bout it lately
Man she really don't deserve me
All she wanna do is hurt me
So I gotta get away from her
But now I'm leaving quickly
Before she come and try to kick me
And I'm takin' everything with me
Well, it all come down to how
I'm sprung
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
You do (you do)
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
So we went our separate ways
It's been a couple of days
But now I'm doin' what I want to
With nobody tellin' me what I'm gon' do
And I'm feelin' so free
With nobody but me, uh
Now I can handle all my business
All of my fellas, can I get a witness?
But I'm feelin' kinda lonely
On top of that, I'm kinda horny
Man, I gotta get back to her
But now I'm leaving quickly
Before she come and try to kick me
And I'm takin' everything with me
Well, it all come down to how
I'm sprung
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
I'm sprung (I'm sprung)
Dog, she got me
Got me doin' things I'll never do
If you ain't been, I'm tellin' you
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
(You do) ooh
(You do) do do do
(You do) do-do-do do do
(You do) do-do-do, do-do do-do
Ooh
She got me doin' what I won't do
Got you sprung and I told you
You don't agree with me
In the end, you'll see that
She got you doin' what you won't do
Now you're sprung and I told you
S-P-R-U-N-G
Now you see she got you
Got you
Got you
Got you
She got you
Got you
Got you
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i think this guy is talking about being so in love with this girl... or "sprung" and he's changing his ways... doing the dishies for some kisses ;) and he realizes that he's changing... and i guess he's scared... it's a scary thing, falling in love... so he leaves her because he thinks it's best... but he misses her... and he's horny so he goes back to her... because he loves her... he's "sprung"