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.
Six million ways to live, we live lavish
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To carry that mattress with no bounce
A sharp cactus, blanket
Leavin' scratches across the atlas
Buildin' above civilians
Takes two looks to recognize the villain
Two blinks to make your heart sink
Three-sixty degrees like a roller rink
That's how my life moves upon a solar ring
Try so hard my soul to sing,
But still my pen moves on to bolder things
Can't hang like a soldier around you
He who can't compete against|a flowing thing
Blood is the life through the mainframe
Keepin' on top of stray slayings
Six million ways to live
Six-Six-Six million ways to live life
Boy, there's six million ways to live life
Whole lot to give, yo So we grab mice
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
Oh, there's six million ways to live - Six million
Six million ways to live - Six million
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
'Cause there's six million ways to live
Six million ways to live
How you livin', power driven to the maximus,
Passionate Innocent to where the action
Is a small fraction of the population
Holding down his occupation
It's wrong concentration
A simple conversation
I'll listen to the rhythm
Sometimes we don't agree
But not afraid to talk about it openly
I took it overseas to lock it down totally
Package it like groceries You take it to the apex
Even straight brothers golden
To my peeps across the ocean
Brother you sober or stay smokin'
Down-Down to earth or stay floatin'
Flood gates about to break open
Six million ways to live
Six-Six-Six million ways to live life
Boy, there's six million ways to live life
Whole lot to give, yo So we grab mice
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
Oh, there's six million ways to live - Six million
Six million ways to live - Six million
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
'Cause there's six million ways to live
Six million ways to live.
Superior deluxe rap status
To carry that mattress with no bounce
A sharp cactus, blanket
Leavin' scratches across the atlas
Buildin' above civilians
Takes two looks to recognize the villain
Two blinks to make your heart sink
Three-sixty degrees like a roller rink
That's how my life moves upon a solar ring
Try so hard my soul to sing,
But still my pen moves on to bolder things
Can't hang like a soldier around you
He who can't compete against|a flowing thing
Blood is the life through the mainframe
Keepin' on top of stray slayings
Six million ways to live
Six-Six-Six million ways to live life
Boy, there's six million ways to live life
Whole lot to give, yo So we grab mice
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
Oh, there's six million ways to live - Six million
Six million ways to live - Six million
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
'Cause there's six million ways to live
Six million ways to live
How you livin', power driven to the maximus,
Passionate Innocent to where the action
Is a small fraction of the population
Holding down his occupation
It's wrong concentration
A simple conversation
I'll listen to the rhythm
Sometimes we don't agree
But not afraid to talk about it openly
I took it overseas to lock it down totally
Package it like groceries You take it to the apex
Even straight brothers golden
To my peeps across the ocean
Brother you sober or stay smokin'
Down-Down to earth or stay floatin'
Flood gates about to break open
Six million ways to live
Six-Six-Six million ways to live life
Boy, there's six million ways to live life
Whole lot to give, yo So we grab mice
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
Oh, there's six million ways to live - Six million
Six million ways to live - Six million
'Cause there's six million ways to live lavish
Beyond all the misery and mathematics
'Cause there's six million ways to live
Six million ways to live.
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Six Million Ways to Live Lyrics as written by Barry Ashworth Baqui Abdush Shaheed
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