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.
Haha
Yeah
That nigga reasy ain't lying
Ya feel me
Look
Tha god!
Respect goes a long way dog
I'm being honest
Give my flowers up
Or tell me you hating
And being modest
Regardless
Hoop or rap can't fuck with me
I'm really polished
Bar for bar the best
There's the message for ain't got it
Ya
I always stay one hundred
No ben frank
Please say thanks
I call it how I see it
I been frank
You get it
I been this lyrical
This lemonade
Is different
I'm big bank
Cole bennet
This my prop y'all tenents
Bitches
Heard tha god outside
Y'all scared shitless
Ain't want me when I was broke
But now want me
Y'all all grimlins
Tripping
What's the best for me
To fuck with y'all
Who claiming they ahead of me
When they can't fuck with me
I'm a dog a different pedigree
It be niggas you love
Who be scheming g
Throwing advice knowing they misleading me
Look
It be niggas you love
Who be scheming g
Throwing advice knowing they misleading me
But what if
What if I really never started rapping
What if I kept hooping and started trapping
But my nigga what if
What if never hit that stu that night
What if I never believed that I was nice
Yes my nigga what if
What if I never listen to fucking hov
I don't even know how my life would go
Real shit but what if
What if I would've even been raised different
Probably would be out just straight tripping
No cap but what if
What if Mak never told me to keep doing
What if I didn't treat these shows like it's my moment
Yes my nigga what if
What if this is my chance to fucking win
This is a journey let me know if you in
Because my nigga what if
It's the hidden gem
The hidden nigga
With the hidden pen
I'm not cocky i'm confident
The twenty two year old
Who spit the hottest shit
Hottest in my conglomerate
No weak niggas allowed
Cause we'll abolish them
Look
Dawg who's fronting
You got an issue
Then do something
Bitch prove something
Or skate away no cool runnings
Y'all no stunnas
Y'all birds man
Claiming y'all don't want smoke
But get caught with the second hand
Stop flashing bands
Y'all potential on mics
Is gapped off no strahan
I dapped so many ops up
I really have strained hands
They mad cause they let son set
Y'all may need spray tans
My future too bright
That's why I always wear ray bans
Shit will never be right in this life
That's why I only fucking hoop and write
And cook shit ya whole platoon will like
That's why I only fucking hoop and write
And cook shit ya whole platoon will like
But what if
What if I really never started rapping
What if I kept hooping and started trapping
But my nigga what if
What if never hit that stu that night
What if I never believed that I was nice
Yes my nigga what if
What if I never listen to fucking hov
I don't even know how my life would go
Real shit but what if
What if I would've even been raised different
Probably would be out just straight tripping
No cap but what if
What if Mak never told me to keep doing
What if I didn't treat these shows like it's my moment
Yes my nigga what if
What if this is my chance to fucking win
This is a journey let me know if you in
Because my nigga what if
Yeah
That nigga reasy ain't lying
Ya feel me
Look
Tha god!
Respect goes a long way dog
I'm being honest
Give my flowers up
Or tell me you hating
And being modest
Regardless
Hoop or rap can't fuck with me
I'm really polished
Bar for bar the best
There's the message for ain't got it
Ya
I always stay one hundred
No ben frank
Please say thanks
I call it how I see it
I been frank
You get it
I been this lyrical
This lemonade
Is different
I'm big bank
Cole bennet
This my prop y'all tenents
Bitches
Heard tha god outside
Y'all scared shitless
Ain't want me when I was broke
But now want me
Y'all all grimlins
Tripping
What's the best for me
To fuck with y'all
Who claiming they ahead of me
When they can't fuck with me
I'm a dog a different pedigree
It be niggas you love
Who be scheming g
Throwing advice knowing they misleading me
Look
It be niggas you love
Who be scheming g
Throwing advice knowing they misleading me
But what if
What if I really never started rapping
What if I kept hooping and started trapping
But my nigga what if
What if never hit that stu that night
What if I never believed that I was nice
Yes my nigga what if
What if I never listen to fucking hov
I don't even know how my life would go
Real shit but what if
What if I would've even been raised different
Probably would be out just straight tripping
No cap but what if
What if Mak never told me to keep doing
What if I didn't treat these shows like it's my moment
Yes my nigga what if
What if this is my chance to fucking win
This is a journey let me know if you in
Because my nigga what if
It's the hidden gem
The hidden nigga
With the hidden pen
I'm not cocky i'm confident
The twenty two year old
Who spit the hottest shit
Hottest in my conglomerate
No weak niggas allowed
Cause we'll abolish them
Look
Dawg who's fronting
You got an issue
Then do something
Bitch prove something
Or skate away no cool runnings
Y'all no stunnas
Y'all birds man
Claiming y'all don't want smoke
But get caught with the second hand
Stop flashing bands
Y'all potential on mics
Is gapped off no strahan
I dapped so many ops up
I really have strained hands
They mad cause they let son set
Y'all may need spray tans
My future too bright
That's why I always wear ray bans
Shit will never be right in this life
That's why I only fucking hoop and write
And cook shit ya whole platoon will like
That's why I only fucking hoop and write
And cook shit ya whole platoon will like
But what if
What if I really never started rapping
What if I kept hooping and started trapping
But my nigga what if
What if never hit that stu that night
What if I never believed that I was nice
Yes my nigga what if
What if I never listen to fucking hov
I don't even know how my life would go
Real shit but what if
What if I would've even been raised different
Probably would be out just straight tripping
No cap but what if
What if Mak never told me to keep doing
What if I didn't treat these shows like it's my moment
Yes my nigga what if
What if this is my chance to fucking win
This is a journey let me know if you in
Because my nigga what if
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What If Lyrics as written by Juneecarl Mendoza
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