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.
If you wanna live
Treat me good
If you wanna live, live
I beg you treat me good
I'm like a walking razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous
Said I'm dangerous
I'm like a walking razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous
Dangerous
If you are a bully
Treat me good
If you are a bully, a bully
I beg you treat me good
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you are a chucky
Nobody chucky from me
If you are a chucky, a chucky
Nobody chuck from me, yeah
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, I'm so dangerous
I'm like a chopping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you eat asphalt
I beg you treat me good
If you drink lead soup
You better treat me good
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you are bull bukka
Nobody buk from me, yeah
If you are duppy
You move away from me
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor, walking by
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you wanna live
Treat me good
Warning you if you wanna live, you better treat me good
I'm like a stepping, walking, cutting, flicking
Jumping, chopping, walking
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
I'm like a stepping, jumping, flicking, bumping, boring
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
If you drink mortal
Treat me good
And if you eat brick
Treat me good
I'm like a flashing laser and a rolling thunder
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
Treat me good
If you wanna live
You better treat me good
If you wanna live
You better treat me good
You could a drink lead soup
I'm dangerous, dangerous
You could a eat asphalt
I'm dangerous, dangerous
You could a eat brick crackers
I'm dangerous, dangerous
And I don't know why
I'm dangerous, dangerous
Look at this father, ooh
He's dangerous, dangerous
I saw the sun, ooh
What a danger
Treat me good
If you wanna live, live
I beg you treat me good
I'm like a walking razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous
Said I'm dangerous
I'm like a walking razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous
Dangerous
If you are a bully
Treat me good
If you are a bully, a bully
I beg you treat me good
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you are a chucky
Nobody chucky from me
If you are a chucky, a chucky
Nobody chuck from me, yeah
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, I'm so dangerous
I'm like a chopping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you eat asphalt
I beg you treat me good
If you drink lead soup
You better treat me good
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you are bull bukka
Nobody buk from me, yeah
If you are duppy
You move away from me
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor, walking by
I'm dangerous, dangerous
If you wanna live
Treat me good
Warning you if you wanna live, you better treat me good
I'm like a stepping, walking, cutting, flicking
Jumping, chopping, walking
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
I'm like a stepping, jumping, flicking, bumping, boring
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
If you drink mortal
Treat me good
And if you eat brick
Treat me good
I'm like a flashing laser and a rolling thunder
I'm dangerous, dangerous
I'm like a stepping razor
Don't you watch my size
I'm dangerous, I'm dangerous
Treat me good
If you wanna live
You better treat me good
If you wanna live
You better treat me good
You could a drink lead soup
I'm dangerous, dangerous
You could a eat asphalt
I'm dangerous, dangerous
You could a eat brick crackers
I'm dangerous, dangerous
And I don't know why
I'm dangerous, dangerous
Look at this father, ooh
He's dangerous, dangerous
I saw the sun, ooh
What a danger
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