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.
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Yup,from a small town
Cruisin' thru the big city
Where the fellas are cute
And the girls are pretty
It's our world so you know
It's going down
I ain't got a lotta money
But I got a lotta style
What what
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
Passed out real
And I woke up realer
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Me and my clique
Goin' hard and you feel us
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Come on let me take you for a ride
I ain't got a lotta money
But I got a lotta style
What what
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Yup,from a small town
Cruisin' thru the big city
Where the fellas are cute
And the girls are pretty
It's our world so you know
It's going down
I ain't got a lotta money
But I got a lotta style
What what
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
Passed out real
And I woke up realer
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Me and my clique
Goin' hard and you feel us
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Come on let me take you for a ride
I ain't got a lotta money
But I got a lotta style
What what
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
Blaze it up and we'll be cruisin'
With the top down
Rev up the engine we'll be cruisin'
Watch it go down
Get in my trunk and I'll be ridin'
With my top down
With my top down
My top down
Electric city
Baby, you're mine tonight
Electric city
Don't you shine bright
Electric city
Baby, you light the way
Electric city
I think that I might stay
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