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 wake up early in the morning 'round the crack of dawn and
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, dat bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
My speakers out of space like ET
Cops watch me all day like TV
Sod hit the club, we be so deep
Mayne I'm deep in the game like a OG
I got 12 diamond chains like a OZ
Follow me like the Wizard of Oz
Girls love my style 'cause it is so neat
Ask about me in the streets I spit so heat
Ain't nobody in the game messing with my click
Style swift hot like it's July 10th
Fly chick in my whip with nice tits
Her boyfriend paid for it, I didn't
Ice game, cold as a polar bear
Sun hit my chain, watch it make a solar flare
We gettin' money over here hands in the air
Y'all making it too easy, it's not fair
I wake up early in the morning 'round the crack of dawning
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, that bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
I remember back in the days, mayne I was broke
These days Soulja Tell 'Em run a hundred spokes
No joke, mayne I'm balling out the atmosphere
Say you ball harder than me, man get 'em outta here
I gotta my speakers going ham in my Lamborghini
Two door coupe, girl in bikini
Passenger seat and she five star thought she so swag
She so Fabolous, the way she throw it in the bag
It's young Soulja Soulja mayne I swear I'm popping tags
Back then, you could catch me in a Pontiac
These days drop top Phantom with a 100 stacks
Yeah. they buy this album but they want they money back
Girls wet like they living in a fish tank
I'm getting money man what the fuck a bitch think
Young Soulja got my speakers going MC Hammer
Like Rick Ross bitch, I think I'm MC Hammer
I wake up early in the morning 'round the crack of dawning
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, that bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, dat bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
My speakers out of space like ET
Cops watch me all day like TV
Sod hit the club, we be so deep
Mayne I'm deep in the game like a OG
I got 12 diamond chains like a OZ
Follow me like the Wizard of Oz
Girls love my style 'cause it is so neat
Ask about me in the streets I spit so heat
Ain't nobody in the game messing with my click
Style swift hot like it's July 10th
Fly chick in my whip with nice tits
Her boyfriend paid for it, I didn't
Ice game, cold as a polar bear
Sun hit my chain, watch it make a solar flare
We gettin' money over here hands in the air
Y'all making it too easy, it's not fair
I wake up early in the morning 'round the crack of dawning
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, that bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
I remember back in the days, mayne I was broke
These days Soulja Tell 'Em run a hundred spokes
No joke, mayne I'm balling out the atmosphere
Say you ball harder than me, man get 'em outta here
I gotta my speakers going ham in my Lamborghini
Two door coupe, girl in bikini
Passenger seat and she five star thought she so swag
She so Fabolous, the way she throw it in the bag
It's young Soulja Soulja mayne I swear I'm popping tags
Back then, you could catch me in a Pontiac
These days drop top Phantom with a 100 stacks
Yeah. they buy this album but they want they money back
Girls wet like they living in a fish tank
I'm getting money man what the fuck a bitch think
Young Soulja got my speakers going MC Hammer
Like Rick Ross bitch, I think I'm MC Hammer
I wake up early in the morning 'round the crack of dawning
Wave to my neighbors like what's up? (Say what's up?)
And I'm all tatted up, that bang in my trunk
Everybody in ma city show me love
Because I got my speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer, bammer-bammer-bammer
Speakers going hammer
Speakers going hammer
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