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 seen her on the stage, at the club with her girlfriend
Dancin? to ____, yeah she got that body workin?
Had to approach that, had to get to know that
Ask her ?Do you like the song? Yeah, I co-wrote that.?
Now she in the VIP spillin? Bombay
Up against the back wall grindin? on me
She talkin? to me dirty, all up in my ear
I turned around and that damn girl disappeared
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin? from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
Sound the alarm, better call for backup
We gon? bank like a Don, watch that money stack up
That girl broke every law, and she don?t give a fuck
Shoplifta, baby I could getcha
Man I can?t believe how she tease me
Got my mind on repeats that her and that girl was sayin? that they wanna see me, believe me
Had me on brick mode, I turn around, man, where did this chick go?
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin? from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
[x2]
Yeah, she?s attentive for sure, but she?s outta control
Repeat offender, kleptomaniac on the go
Yeah, she?s done it before, makin? a sport of it
She?s down to victimizin?, paralyzed thinkin? of her
And uh,
She lookin? innocent, I?m lookin? hella burned
Got me trippin? how the hell?d the tables get turned?
She?s a flirt, tell the DJ to sound the alert
Shoplifta out the door in some heels and a skirt
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin' from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
Shoplifta
Shoplifta
Off the Richter
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin' from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
Dancin? to ____, yeah she got that body workin?
Had to approach that, had to get to know that
Ask her ?Do you like the song? Yeah, I co-wrote that.?
Now she in the VIP spillin? Bombay
Up against the back wall grindin? on me
She talkin? to me dirty, all up in my ear
I turned around and that damn girl disappeared
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin? from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
Sound the alarm, better call for backup
We gon? bank like a Don, watch that money stack up
That girl broke every law, and she don?t give a fuck
Shoplifta, baby I could getcha
Man I can?t believe how she tease me
Got my mind on repeats that her and that girl was sayin? that they wanna see me, believe me
Had me on brick mode, I turn around, man, where did this chick go?
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin? from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
[x2]
Yeah, she?s attentive for sure, but she?s outta control
Repeat offender, kleptomaniac on the go
Yeah, she?s done it before, makin? a sport of it
She?s down to victimizin?, paralyzed thinkin? of her
And uh,
She lookin? innocent, I?m lookin? hella burned
Got me trippin? how the hell?d the tables get turned?
She?s a flirt, tell the DJ to sound the alert
Shoplifta out the door in some heels and a skirt
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin' from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
Shoplifta
Shoplifta
Off the Richter
And like that, she was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that
She was gone, gone, like that she was gone
She was gone
Shoplifta
Yeah, she stealin' from my heart
Shoplifta
Like a thief in the dark
Off the Richter
Her body-body go hard
Shoplifta, shoplifta
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