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.
Yeah, from Chi town to France
Yeah, We gonna do it, uh, Rhymefest and Air
How you feel there
Rhymefest breathe this to 'em like fresh air
On my Vespa looking like a real playa
I could roll up to the club in a wheelchair
Look he's still there
Get in our room
I walk up with the girl with the harpoon
Take her to the V.I.P.
This is our room
Now you know that this is fame
Get cha in your pjs watching cartoons
This is our room
As I walk down the street whistlin' this
Lookin' for a place cause boy do I miss
a place i can chill away from fake shit
I can't play cause i'm not complacent
My spot at the top will not be vacant
I whistle as i walk the pavement to pay rent
And the beat goes cah tah cah tah
Alpha Beta Gaga could you feel it now
And the bells go gah ding ding
Alpha Beta Gaga got you thinkening
Can you smell that
Inhale fresh air
Exhale that
From the burbs to the rich upscale flats
To the paris 94 where they sell crack
Where the drums, where them ooh, we bells at
And all the noise you was kickin
You could kill that
The dance floor on E
We can feel that
Still black
This is the real rap
Somethin' you can feel
When you move you're still trapped
Realize Alpha Beta Gaga got the real vibe
Everybody throw your hands in the sky sky
Sippin by the beach sippin on a Mai Tai
This is my time
I'm not a referee but the track is so official
If you rappers out of bound Im'a blow the whistle
(Blow the whistle?)
Welcome to the fraternity of Alpha Beta Gaga
You will be hazed, you will be amazed
We are coming through and this is our anthem
When you hear the whistle
Yeah, We gonna do it, uh, Rhymefest and Air
How you feel there
Rhymefest breathe this to 'em like fresh air
On my Vespa looking like a real playa
I could roll up to the club in a wheelchair
Look he's still there
Get in our room
I walk up with the girl with the harpoon
Take her to the V.I.P.
This is our room
Now you know that this is fame
Get cha in your pjs watching cartoons
This is our room
As I walk down the street whistlin' this
Lookin' for a place cause boy do I miss
a place i can chill away from fake shit
I can't play cause i'm not complacent
My spot at the top will not be vacant
I whistle as i walk the pavement to pay rent
And the beat goes cah tah cah tah
Alpha Beta Gaga could you feel it now
And the bells go gah ding ding
Alpha Beta Gaga got you thinkening
Can you smell that
Inhale fresh air
Exhale that
From the burbs to the rich upscale flats
To the paris 94 where they sell crack
Where the drums, where them ooh, we bells at
And all the noise you was kickin
You could kill that
The dance floor on E
We can feel that
Still black
This is the real rap
Somethin' you can feel
When you move you're still trapped
Realize Alpha Beta Gaga got the real vibe
Everybody throw your hands in the sky sky
Sippin by the beach sippin on a Mai Tai
This is my time
I'm not a referee but the track is so official
If you rappers out of bound Im'a blow the whistle
(Blow the whistle?)
Welcome to the fraternity of Alpha Beta Gaga
You will be hazed, you will be amazed
We are coming through and this is our anthem
When you hear the whistle
Lyrics submitted by Sophic
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