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.
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
That's how it goes symbiose, for those who are down
Nuff respect to the pioneers who brought us the sound
We still keep rocking on and on to the break of day
Stay feeling good like you know you should, let me hear you say
We came to rock the party, so come on everybody
Pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
This is how we do the do, rocking just to make you move
So pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Crowd of people jamming the jam, ready to get the loose
Sound selector behidn the set, hit the turbo boost
We want the action, satisfaction, reach to the max
With funky breaks, boogie own grooves, dudes with Kangol hats
We came to rock the party, so come on everybody
Pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
This is how we do the do, rocking just to make you move
So pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
That's how it goes symbiose, for those who are down
Nuff respect to the pioneers who brought us the sound
We still keep rocking on and on to the break of day
Stay feeling good like you know you should, let me hear you say
We came to rock the party, so come on everybody
Pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
This is how we do the do, rocking just to make you move
So pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Crowd of people jamming the jam, ready to get the loose
Sound selector behidn the set, hit the turbo boost
We want the action, satisfaction, reach to the max
With funky breaks, boogie own grooves, dudes with Kangol hats
We came to rock the party, so come on everybody
Pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
This is how we do the do, rocking just to make you move
So pull up to the bumper baby
Groove with the bumps that make you crazy
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Fanatic, we're mad it, cause to have it, that be -Boy style
Tremendous, eventious, you'll see us, on a mission worldwide
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Rocking, rocking, rocking, rocking
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Rocking just to make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
Make you move, make you move
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Rocking, Just to Make Ya Move Lyrics as written by Raymond Ebanks Jaakko Sakari Salovaara
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