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.
Aye now I could say my name but (say my name but)
Your bitch already knows it (knows it)
Got no problem spending paper (paper)
I got it so I blow it (I blow it)
Shawty what's your name put your number in my sidekick,
Caught the nut in spaceship your fuckin with a pilot,
Say she wanna ride well I can give her mile-age,
Plus I live the star life won't u come an try it,
Say I'm wrong I can do that pussy right,
And when another time zone I can b there by tonite,
Beat it I can like cuple bottles of patron,
Do sum thing tonite no problem cus we grown,
So I'm a pass go, an if u feel the way I feel then
let's quit talkin bout it shawty let's go,
Do u like it fast slow, say she gotta need for speed
if I can drive then I'm a needa a crash course oh,
So I threw it on her shawty threw it back at her freaky shit
U do it to me I'm a do it back an them statches gon
ruin the tattos that's on my back,
So I don't know what with it but u know how to act,
looks like I'm here with you al night long,
An I wanna see it so I beat her with the lights on,
I ain't no tease I wanna b your main attraction,
Roll camara please I think it's time for sum action,
sum action, it's not like I been with u all night long,
And I wanna see it so I beat her with the lights on,
I ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action whoa
Then we can play it right back,
I hope your kitty cat mean so I can bite back,
Take off them jeans drink this night cap say men are from mars,
You can be my venus fly track,
damn your grip tight, let me put it on u slow
And let me speed up at the light,
girl your body look to right to even try to put a price on,
So I jus leave the lights on,
I have u tryin different kinds of shit when u make it up in my room,
I told u girl that I'm a hit it in high definition,
keep your lines in your head but in the bed we get unscripted,
Aye... beat while they home I don't take em out to
dinna, I need shawty on my camera aye,
Looks like we been here all night long and I wanna
see her so I beat her with the lights on,
And I ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action
Looks like we been here all night long,
an I wanna see her so I beat her with the lights on,
And ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action
Oooohoooowwww!
Your bitch already knows it (knows it)
Got no problem spending paper (paper)
I got it so I blow it (I blow it)
Shawty what's your name put your number in my sidekick,
Caught the nut in spaceship your fuckin with a pilot,
Say she wanna ride well I can give her mile-age,
Plus I live the star life won't u come an try it,
Say I'm wrong I can do that pussy right,
And when another time zone I can b there by tonite,
Beat it I can like cuple bottles of patron,
Do sum thing tonite no problem cus we grown,
So I'm a pass go, an if u feel the way I feel then
let's quit talkin bout it shawty let's go,
Do u like it fast slow, say she gotta need for speed
if I can drive then I'm a needa a crash course oh,
So I threw it on her shawty threw it back at her freaky shit
U do it to me I'm a do it back an them statches gon
ruin the tattos that's on my back,
So I don't know what with it but u know how to act,
looks like I'm here with you al night long,
An I wanna see it so I beat her with the lights on,
I ain't no tease I wanna b your main attraction,
Roll camara please I think it's time for sum action,
sum action, it's not like I been with u all night long,
And I wanna see it so I beat her with the lights on,
I ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action whoa
Then we can play it right back,
I hope your kitty cat mean so I can bite back,
Take off them jeans drink this night cap say men are from mars,
You can be my venus fly track,
damn your grip tight, let me put it on u slow
And let me speed up at the light,
girl your body look to right to even try to put a price on,
So I jus leave the lights on,
I have u tryin different kinds of shit when u make it up in my room,
I told u girl that I'm a hit it in high definition,
keep your lines in your head but in the bed we get unscripted,
Aye... beat while they home I don't take em out to
dinna, I need shawty on my camera aye,
Looks like we been here all night long and I wanna
see her so I beat her with the lights on,
And I ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action
Looks like we been here all night long,
an I wanna see her so I beat her with the lights on,
And ain't no tease I wanna be your main attraction,
Roll camera please I think it's time for sum action, sum action
Oooohoooowwww!
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