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.
Yuh si mi rolling in my Benz
Making mad money with my friends
Rolling in some phat 4-runners and BM's
Depends...it's all about more Benjamins
Cause I'm a tru playa with the ladies on my ends
Ends...Sex is what the doctor recommends
Lens...I'm clocking all the honies through my lens
Trends...me and my crew setting trends
I got myself a tan and get cleanse
Jamaicans seh wuk
in other words a goose is getting pluck
I'm feeling kinda high my You-Know-What is getting suck
Yuck...I'm coming and she don't intend to duck
and now she staring at mi looking rather messed up
Stuck...yuh nah wid this wi nuh give a fuck
Yuck...I had her in the back seat of my truck
Buck...she had me reminicing on the fuck
and now she left me rather dumb-struck
Chorus:
So we going on a punaney Holiday
Honies and cars and cuban cigars
All playa haters betta run-away
Niggas be living like stars
So we going on a punaney Holiday
Honies and cars and cuban cigars
All playa haters betta runaway
Niggas be living like stars
Respec have to go
This joint have me hopping on my toes
Back Yard Crew mashing up di stage show
Yo! Listen to mi good cause yuh nuh crow
I sell a lot a trees so I make a lot a dough
Hold up wait a minute let me break it down slow
So eve-ry body can understand my flow
On your....mark...set....go
Alias running that from Flo
Repeat from top
Making mad money with my friends
Rolling in some phat 4-runners and BM's
Depends...it's all about more Benjamins
Cause I'm a tru playa with the ladies on my ends
Ends...Sex is what the doctor recommends
Lens...I'm clocking all the honies through my lens
Trends...me and my crew setting trends
I got myself a tan and get cleanse
Jamaicans seh wuk
in other words a goose is getting pluck
I'm feeling kinda high my You-Know-What is getting suck
Yuck...I'm coming and she don't intend to duck
and now she staring at mi looking rather messed up
Stuck...yuh nah wid this wi nuh give a fuck
Yuck...I had her in the back seat of my truck
Buck...she had me reminicing on the fuck
and now she left me rather dumb-struck
Chorus:
So we going on a punaney Holiday
Honies and cars and cuban cigars
All playa haters betta run-away
Niggas be living like stars
So we going on a punaney Holiday
Honies and cars and cuban cigars
All playa haters betta runaway
Niggas be living like stars
Respec have to go
This joint have me hopping on my toes
Back Yard Crew mashing up di stage show
Yo! Listen to mi good cause yuh nuh crow
I sell a lot a trees so I make a lot a dough
Hold up wait a minute let me break it down slow
So eve-ry body can understand my flow
On your....mark...set....go
Alias running that from Flo
Repeat from top
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Holiday Lyrics as written by Livingston Brown Max Alfred Elliott
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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