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.
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
Come over boy, I'm so ready
You're taking too long to get my head on the ground
And my feet in the clouds, oh oh
I'm so clean feeling so dirty
Come right now, you better hurry
Boy you miss out, and I'll finish it off, oh yeah
I've been a bad girl, daddy
Won't you come get me?
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
Keep it off from me, you can do it
Put your hands on me, watch me lose it
Boy blew it out, like it's the only way out
I'll show you my dirty secrets
We'll hush up boy, don't just speak you
Whatever we do, it's between me and you
I've been a bad girl, daddy
Won't you come get me?
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
It's gonna be different tonight
The best time in your life
I just want you to know, baby
Take a peek at the girl
I'll let you win on a dirty secret
I just wanna be loved
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
Come over boy, I'm so ready
You're taking too long to get my head on the ground
And my feet in the clouds, oh oh
I'm so clean feeling so dirty
Come right now, you better hurry
Boy you miss out, and I'll finish it off, oh yeah
I've been a bad girl, daddy
Won't you come get me?
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
Keep it off from me, you can do it
Put your hands on me, watch me lose it
Boy blew it out, like it's the only way out
I'll show you my dirty secrets
We'll hush up boy, don't just speak you
Whatever we do, it's between me and you
I've been a bad girl, daddy
Won't you come get me?
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
It's gonna be different tonight
The best time in your life
I just want you to know, baby
Take a peek at the girl
I'll let you win on a dirty secret
I just wanna be loved
So give it to me like I want it
This is for your eyes on it
Roc me out, back and forth
Roc me out, on the floor
Give it to me like I need it
You know how to make me feel it
Roc me out, more and more
Roc me out, on the floor
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy., edited by Mellow_Harsher
Roc Me Out Lyrics as written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Ester Dean
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song makes me cry, it's obviously about a young woman with father issues who was never loved enough as a child. Her only wish was to be pushed on her her favorite swingset by her father who wouldn't do so, because he was too busy fucking the maid. So now she has other men come over and do it for her. Just trying to fill the hole in her childhood that cries out to her soul "Come on over boy I'm so ready, your'e taking too long to get my head on the ground, and my feet in the clouds, oh oh."