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, yeah, yeah, yeah uh-huh
See, me and Timbaland, we got the- that hits from here
From here to overseas (say, what?)
Where SWV is (say, what?)
Check it, one time, uh-huh, uh-huh
See, um, um, me, I'm super fly
Super duper fly
Rub your hands up my thigh and go super duper high
'Til you see my apple pie
Tell me if you like
Tell me if you like (uh-huh)
Baby, got me tipsy, tipsy
On the real, need you're love (yeah)
Tasty, baby
You send me crazy, crazy (uh-huh)
Can not be a lady (yeah)
I love the things you say to me (say, what?)
I like it when you're talking dirty (uh-huh)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Can we)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I never seen a guy so fine (yeah)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
Ooh, honey, you got me
So high, so high
I can't lie about the way you play me
If you want me, take me (uh-huh)
Send me crazy, crazy
Baby, I love the way you taste me (yeah)
You're so tasty like pastry (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Can we)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I never seen a guy so fine (yeah)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (hey, spend it, spend it, uh)
Spend the night with me
Spend the night with me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Spend the night
Spend the night with me (uh-huh, uh-huh)
Don't care what we do (nah, nah)
Just as long as I'm with you (can we get kinky?)
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine (so fine)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (yeah, hey)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine
I like it when you do me, do me
Uh, uh, uh-huh
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (uh-huh, huh)
We can sit in the back of my 300
We kissing and we fondling
We high and we blunted
Take me if you want it to the Ho-Jo
Up all night like (No-Doz)
Yes, I got the feeling, feel me flow
Don't ask me if I'm nasty, freaky deaky
See, y'all can't see me
Me, Timbaland and SWV
We hit you with the heat
Now shall we? Ha, ha, check it out
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine
I like it when you do me, do me
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
See, me and Timbaland, we got the- that hits from here
From here to overseas (say, what?)
Where SWV is (say, what?)
Check it, one time, uh-huh, uh-huh
See, um, um, me, I'm super fly
Super duper fly
Rub your hands up my thigh and go super duper high
'Til you see my apple pie
Tell me if you like
Tell me if you like (uh-huh)
Baby, got me tipsy, tipsy
On the real, need you're love (yeah)
Tasty, baby
You send me crazy, crazy (uh-huh)
Can not be a lady (yeah)
I love the things you say to me (say, what?)
I like it when you're talking dirty (uh-huh)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Can we)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I never seen a guy so fine (yeah)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
Ooh, honey, you got me
So high, so high
I can't lie about the way you play me
If you want me, take me (uh-huh)
Send me crazy, crazy
Baby, I love the way you taste me (yeah)
You're so tasty like pastry (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Can we)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I never seen a guy so fine (yeah)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (on my mind)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (hey, spend it, spend it, uh)
Spend the night with me
Spend the night with me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Spend the night
Spend the night with me (uh-huh, uh-huh)
Don't care what we do (nah, nah)
Just as long as I'm with you (can we get kinky?)
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine (so fine)
I like it when you do me, do me (can we)
Can we get kinky tonight? (Tonight)
I got so many things on my mind (yeah, hey)
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine
I like it when you do me, do me
Uh, uh, uh-huh
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight (uh-huh, huh)
We can sit in the back of my 300
We kissing and we fondling
We high and we blunted
Take me if you want it to the Ho-Jo
Up all night like (No-Doz)
Yes, I got the feeling, feel me flow
Don't ask me if I'm nasty, freaky deaky
See, y'all can't see me
Me, Timbaland and SWV
We hit you with the heat
Now shall we? Ha, ha, check it out
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I never seen a guy so fine
I like it when you do me, do me
Can we get kinky tonight?
I got so many things on my mind
I wanna feel you squeeze me tight
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
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Can We Lyrics as written by Timothy Z. Mosley Melissa A. Elliott
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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