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.
IN FULL
WE STAY IN FULL LIKE THE N.B.A-YOU HATERS EMPTY LIKE THE DUSTY SEATS IN THE N.C DOUBLE A-THE HOES TOOK THIS BIG MAC LIKE MICCEY'S DEE-SO MINNIE-THAT THE CASTLE OF ILLUSION DISSAPEARED FOR GOOD-THAT'S BEEN UNDERSTOOD-THE WAY THEY MADE NORTH GO DOWN SOUTH ON BLEAKWOOD-AIN'T NO STOPPIN THE WAY WE PUSH THE LEANHOOD-FUCC YOU PLASTIC FAKES FILLED WITH SILICONE DAT TAKE DA MEEKWOOD-BY THE LUMBER MILL-WE LOAD YOU UP IN THEM SLUMBER PILLS-THEN YOU GO TO SLEEP ON FUMBLE SPILL-WHEN WE DROP YA WITH THE BUMBLE KILL-THERE GO YOUR BUZZ BUMBLE 4 REAL-AND WE DO IT ON A HUMBLE FEEL?-DAT LIGHTING FLASH BLAST YA BACC TO DA PAST ON DA THUNDO STEELE-YOU HATERS EATING BIG FAT ASS OHSHO'S TILL IT SAY NO NO NO-NOW YOU CROSS EYED AND RAINBOW DYED SWALLOWING DESTINY'S CHILD'S ON BLOW BLOW BLOW-THEY BOUNCE DEM HATERS ON A FUNNY NOTE NO GOD COULD EVER ACCOUNT FOE-THEY BOUNCED ON THE CHEMPO GO-TO THE LAST BOUNCE-OF DA POGO-AND SWALLOWED THE STICC-OUT OF IT-WHERE NO SOUND EXCEPT THE CRYING GAME COULD BE HEARD-THEY BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE LIKE A BAG OF FRUITY SEEDS WHEN IT SHOULD OF BEEN PURE HERBS-THEY FEIN FOR OUR WEED THAT'S DIRT-CUZ IT'S BLESSED BY MOTHER EARTH-WE GOING DOWNTOWN THE ORIGINAL WESTWAY-NEAR THE PALMS LIKE THE BEST HEAD AND BOMB SESS MANG-GOT ME SAWTELLIN CUTTIN EM UP ON CENTURAY-POSTED WHERE YOU HATERS AIN'T-YOU SAY I'M A HATER BUT HOWS DAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME-JUST ANOTHER WANNA BE PHONIE HOMIE-HATING ON ME AND MY GEEZ LOWKEY-I'M GOING TO STAY IN FULL WHO NEEDS THE TREASURE OR DIAMOND LIKE LOKI-ALL YOU SMELL IS SMAUG-DRAGON GAS MASK MASK OUT THE DOWNTOWN SMOG-NO NEED FOR THE CHESTPLATE OR DA SILVER ARROWS FROM DA START RIP-I'M FROM DA LAND OF DA HEARTLESS-126 TIMES FOR DA PARK CLICC-KNOWN AS A MARVELOUS BELVEDERE PARK CRIP-WE GOT THEM HACHIMAN MIDNIGHT BLUE DOVE TALONS IN DA CLIP-THAT RIP-THE WARRIOR AND WAR RIGHT OUT THEY SHIT-NOW THEY CLOTHES IS MADE UP OF NOTHING BUT WHITE FLAGS-THEY BLIND IF IT'S ON SIGHT MANG-MY DREAMS WILL NEVER COME TRUE-BECAUSE I LOVE TO PLAY WITH FREDDY KRUGER IN HIS WORST NIGHTMARES THEN PASS HIM TO THE CREW-MAKE HIM SWITCH PLACES WITH THE LITTLE KIDS STUCC ON DA BUS ON A BAD DETOUR TO SCHOOL-THEN CHOP HIM UP WITH HIS OWN GLOVES JUST FOR TOUCHING JASON'S MASK LIKE A FOOL-ROLL HIM IN KNOTTS BERRY FARM-TELEPORT HIM TO KNOTT'S SCARY FARM-LEAVE HIM IN THE MAZE CALLED NIGHTMARE-FREDDY'S WORST FRIGHT SCARE-HIS ETERNAL PLIGHT OF FEAR-I HUSTLE LIKE A SAND NIGGA I'LL SELL YOU THE SAND OUT YOUR ASSCRACC-ONCE YOU BUY IT YOU COULD PUT IT RIGHT BACC IN YOUR ASSCRACC-CALL ME SAN QUINN-HOW I PIMP DEM HARLEY QUINN'S-GOT THEM ON DEATHROW EAST BLOCC-LIVING ON THE TOP-FIFTH TIER-I BUST IN THEM FAT NUTS ON LEAN-LIKE ARLEEN-THEY TAKE IT STRONG LIKE TARA-MY ONE OF A KIND JOE-ON SUPER BLOW-IT'S LIKE I'M HYDEN IN THERE WALLS-LIKE HEY INHERITED THE VOICE OF HYNDEN WALCH-I FLIP THEM BIRDS OF PREY-I SERVE THEM LIKE SARA THEN THEY M.I.A-ALL DAY-MISSING IN ACTION-HOW I TAX THERE ASSES-THEY ROB MISS ROBBIE-MY LADY SUICIDE SQUAD KAMIKAZE'S-WE OFF TO THE LAND OF THE DOWN UNDER ASSTRALIAN MOBBIN-I GOT MAD LOVE FOR MY JOKERS FAVOR-I LOVE TO POKE EM WITH EVERY FLAVOR-UNTIL THEY SEE THE HOLY GHOST AND SAVIOR-MY HARLEY'S GOT THE ANTITOXIN-SO WHEN I'M LEAN TALKING-THERE IS NO PROBLEM-IT KEEPS THERE HEART THROBBING-WE SPEND KRAZY ARKHAM KNIGHTS TOGETHER-IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD AND IT'S JOKER VERSUS BATMAN ENDEAVORS-IN THE STEEL EASTER EGG MY LITTLE SCARFACE GODS WILL RISE-AND HATCH LIKE CHRIST-OUT OF MY MAGICAL 8 URANIUM BALLS OF STEEL-THEY LOVE MY QUICCSILVER LIQUID METAL FRESH OUT THE STEEL MILL-A BARROOM BRAWL-THE BARS I KILL EM ALL-STRAIGHT FROM DA RAW-FREESTYLES ALL NATURAL-NO DUMMY NO WESKAR OR BENADICT ARNOLD LIKE TYRANT-STRAIGHT OUTTA CENTRAL LIKE BLACKGATE PRISON ME AND WOODY RIDING-GATMAN IN OUR HAND HOW YOU GONNA SEE US COLLIDING-UP IN THE GYM-IN DA BALLER ARENA MESS WITH HIM GOTTA MESS WITH ME-WE GOT THE ROCKO-SOCKO-ON THE JOCKO-READY TO GO POP DO-LAUGHING AS WE UNLEASH THE JACCLE-CACCLE-ALWAYS COOKING UP LAUGHS LIKE THE JESTER CHEMSTERS-COOKING UP THE BLUE MOONS DARK KNIGHTFALL-UNTIL THE RED SUNRISE-IT'S A BATTLE LIKE THE CRIPS AND BLOODS IN THIS THUGLIFE-WE FLYING ON NIGHTWINGZ-WITH THE VENOM STEROIDS IN OUR BLACC POWER RINGZ-BUT NO COP KILLING IN BLUE-WE GOT TO MUCH MORE LIVING TO DO-WE DEALING OUT THE SHOES-LIKE THE NEW 52-PULLING THEM STRINGS LIKE THE PUPPETMASTER CONNECTED TO THE LIL SCARFACES IN CREWS-HOES ON ME IN BLACK LANTERN CORPS-LOOKING LIKE ZOMBIE ARMY GOLLUMS ON CORPSE-POSSESSED BY THE JOKER VENOM STEROIDS FORCE-IN MY BLACC INVISIBLE RINGS CORE-WE EATING COUNT DRACULA CHOCALATE CEREAL OUT OF BRUCE WAYNE'S SKULL-AS WE RECITE THE BLACK LANTERNS OATH-AS WE PALM THE BLACC THING IN THE BLACK HAND-RELEASE IT ON EVERY BAD THING AND BAD LAND-UNTIL IT'S GOOD LIKE GREEN LANTERN AGAIN-AND WHITE LANTERN SHINING BRIGHT-WE CELBRATE BY SMOKING ON DAT LEX LUTHER WITH ORANGE LANTERNS THAT CRYPTONITE-THESE LAMES IS SCARED TO MEET FACE TO FACE-AIN'T NO TALLY MAN WHY CUZ YOU IS A DISGRACE TO BIG FACE-FEED THE TWO FACES TO THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS THEN SEND THE SHARKS TO PEPPERRIDGE FARM FOR A GOLDEN PEPPER TASTE-UNTIL THEY TETRA FLAKES-BETA BAIT-TEACH THEM A LESSON FOR POURING SALT IN OUR GAMES-WITH SO MUCH UNNECESSARY HATE-WE MAKE THE FIREFLIES, THE KILLER MOTHS, EVEN THE PENGUINS FLY-THEY MY SUICIDE SQUAD MY KAMIKAZES IN THE THE DARK KNIGHT-BLACKEST SKIES-WITH LOCK UP NO FORTH OF JULY-WE LEAD YA TO THE DEADEND LIKE SOME SCARECROW INSANES-WITH SUGAR ON MY BRAIN-I PEEL THAT SCAR OFF YOUR FACE-HARPOONS OUT THE BABY COBRA ALL BLACC MAK-UNLEASH THE BLUE DEVIL'S BLACK LIGHTING ON TOBIAS WHALE AND ERASE THE PINSTRIPES ON HIS ASS-I PASS HIM TO THE BLACC DRAGON ON MY BACC-AND LEAVE HIM LOOKING LIKE BURNT RUBBER ON A DEAD GREASY PURPLE OCTOPUS ON SLOPPY-SYONIDE IN THE BLACK MASK GOT ME CAPO DI TUTTI CAPI-THE 100 BOSS OF ALL BOSSES STRAIGHT GOTHAM UNDERGROUND MOBBIN-I'M PULLING STRINGS LIKE KORDS ENTERPRISE STRAIGHT INTERGANG SHOT CALLING-EL CIENTO TAKE YOUR HALO AND MIX IT WITH THAT ROSE AND THORN CRYPTONITE-BLOW THE SMOKE OUT AT SUPERMAN SHRINK HIS SMALLVILLE TO THE SUICIDE SLUMS SMALLEST SIZE-STEEL HIS POWER MIX IT WITH ARCANE AND ALCHEMICALS JUST TO BE IMMORTALIZED-RA'S AL GHUL BEGGING US TO GIVE HIM A FAIR PRICE-FOR OUR MERCHANDISE-I GOT THEM OUTSIDERS THAT WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS LIFE-DOUBLE DOUBLES ALL AROUND JACC IN THE BOX LOVE TO PAY LIL JACC'Z PRICE-ON THE LOWER EASTSIDE-IN FULL TO THE "I"-
WE STAY IN FULL LIKE THE N.B.A-YOU HATERS EMPTY LIKE THE DUSTY SEATS IN THE N.C DOUBLE A-THE HOES TOOK THIS BIG MAC LIKE MICCEY'S DEE-SO MINNIE-THAT THE CASTLE OF ILLUSION DISSAPEARED FOR GOOD-THAT'S BEEN UNDERSTOOD-THE WAY THEY MADE NORTH GO DOWN SOUTH ON BLEAKWOOD-AIN'T NO STOPPIN THE WAY WE PUSH THE LEANHOOD-FUCC YOU PLASTIC FAKES FILLED WITH SILICONE DAT TAKE DA MEEKWOOD-BY THE LUMBER MILL-WE LOAD YOU UP IN THEM SLUMBER PILLS-THEN YOU GO TO SLEEP ON FUMBLE SPILL-WHEN WE DROP YA WITH THE BUMBLE KILL-THERE GO YOUR BUZZ BUMBLE 4 REAL-AND WE DO IT ON A HUMBLE FEEL?-DAT LIGHTING FLASH BLAST YA BACC TO DA PAST ON DA THUNDO STEELE-YOU HATERS EATING BIG FAT ASS OHSHO'S TILL IT SAY NO NO NO-NOW YOU CROSS EYED AND RAINBOW DYED SWALLOWING DESTINY'S CHILD'S ON BLOW BLOW BLOW-THEY BOUNCE DEM HATERS ON A FUNNY NOTE NO GOD COULD EVER ACCOUNT FOE-THEY BOUNCED ON THE CHEMPO GO-TO THE LAST BOUNCE-OF DA POGO-AND SWALLOWED THE STICC-OUT OF IT-WHERE NO SOUND EXCEPT THE CRYING GAME COULD BE HEARD-THEY BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE LIKE A BAG OF FRUITY SEEDS WHEN IT SHOULD OF BEEN PURE HERBS-THEY FEIN FOR OUR WEED THAT'S DIRT-CUZ IT'S BLESSED BY MOTHER EARTH-WE GOING DOWNTOWN THE ORIGINAL WESTWAY-NEAR THE PALMS LIKE THE BEST HEAD AND BOMB SESS MANG-GOT ME SAWTELLIN CUTTIN EM UP ON CENTURAY-POSTED WHERE YOU HATERS AIN'T-YOU SAY I'M A HATER BUT HOWS DAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME-JUST ANOTHER WANNA BE PHONIE HOMIE-HATING ON ME AND MY GEEZ LOWKEY-I'M GOING TO STAY IN FULL WHO NEEDS THE TREASURE OR DIAMOND LIKE LOKI-ALL YOU SMELL IS SMAUG-DRAGON GAS MASK MASK OUT THE DOWNTOWN SMOG-NO NEED FOR THE CHESTPLATE OR DA SILVER ARROWS FROM DA START RIP-I'M FROM DA LAND OF DA HEARTLESS-126 TIMES FOR DA PARK CLICC-KNOWN AS A MARVELOUS BELVEDERE PARK CRIP-WE GOT THEM HACHIMAN MIDNIGHT BLUE DOVE TALONS IN DA CLIP-THAT RIP-THE WARRIOR AND WAR RIGHT OUT THEY SHIT-NOW THEY CLOTHES IS MADE UP OF NOTHING BUT WHITE FLAGS-THEY BLIND IF IT'S ON SIGHT MANG-MY DREAMS WILL NEVER COME TRUE-BECAUSE I LOVE TO PLAY WITH FREDDY KRUGER IN HIS WORST NIGHTMARES THEN PASS HIM TO THE CREW-MAKE HIM SWITCH PLACES WITH THE LITTLE KIDS STUCC ON DA BUS ON A BAD DETOUR TO SCHOOL-THEN CHOP HIM UP WITH HIS OWN GLOVES JUST FOR TOUCHING JASON'S MASK LIKE A FOOL-ROLL HIM IN KNOTTS BERRY FARM-TELEPORT HIM TO KNOTT'S SCARY FARM-LEAVE HIM IN THE MAZE CALLED NIGHTMARE-FREDDY'S WORST FRIGHT SCARE-HIS ETERNAL PLIGHT OF FEAR-I HUSTLE LIKE A SAND NIGGA I'LL SELL YOU THE SAND OUT YOUR ASSCRACC-ONCE YOU BUY IT YOU COULD PUT IT RIGHT BACC IN YOUR ASSCRACC-CALL ME SAN QUINN-HOW I PIMP DEM HARLEY QUINN'S-GOT THEM ON DEATHROW EAST BLOCC-LIVING ON THE TOP-FIFTH TIER-I BUST IN THEM FAT NUTS ON LEAN-LIKE ARLEEN-THEY TAKE IT STRONG LIKE TARA-MY ONE OF A KIND JOE-ON SUPER BLOW-IT'S LIKE I'M HYDEN IN THERE WALLS-LIKE HEY INHERITED THE VOICE OF HYNDEN WALCH-I FLIP THEM BIRDS OF PREY-I SERVE THEM LIKE SARA THEN THEY M.I.A-ALL DAY-MISSING IN ACTION-HOW I TAX THERE ASSES-THEY ROB MISS ROBBIE-MY LADY SUICIDE SQUAD KAMIKAZE'S-WE OFF TO THE LAND OF THE DOWN UNDER ASSTRALIAN MOBBIN-I GOT MAD LOVE FOR MY JOKERS FAVOR-I LOVE TO POKE EM WITH EVERY FLAVOR-UNTIL THEY SEE THE HOLY GHOST AND SAVIOR-MY HARLEY'S GOT THE ANTITOXIN-SO WHEN I'M LEAN TALKING-THERE IS NO PROBLEM-IT KEEPS THERE HEART THROBBING-WE SPEND KRAZY ARKHAM KNIGHTS TOGETHER-IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD AND IT'S JOKER VERSUS BATMAN ENDEAVORS-IN THE STEEL EASTER EGG MY LITTLE SCARFACE GODS WILL RISE-AND HATCH LIKE CHRIST-OUT OF MY MAGICAL 8 URANIUM BALLS OF STEEL-THEY LOVE MY QUICCSILVER LIQUID METAL FRESH OUT THE STEEL MILL-A BARROOM BRAWL-THE BARS I KILL EM ALL-STRAIGHT FROM DA RAW-FREESTYLES ALL NATURAL-NO DUMMY NO WESKAR OR BENADICT ARNOLD LIKE TYRANT-STRAIGHT OUTTA CENTRAL LIKE BLACKGATE PRISON ME AND WOODY RIDING-GATMAN IN OUR HAND HOW YOU GONNA SEE US COLLIDING-UP IN THE GYM-IN DA BALLER ARENA MESS WITH HIM GOTTA MESS WITH ME-WE GOT THE ROCKO-SOCKO-ON THE JOCKO-READY TO GO POP DO-LAUGHING AS WE UNLEASH THE JACCLE-CACCLE-ALWAYS COOKING UP LAUGHS LIKE THE JESTER CHEMSTERS-COOKING UP THE BLUE MOONS DARK KNIGHTFALL-UNTIL THE RED SUNRISE-IT'S A BATTLE LIKE THE CRIPS AND BLOODS IN THIS THUGLIFE-WE FLYING ON NIGHTWINGZ-WITH THE VENOM STEROIDS IN OUR BLACC POWER RINGZ-BUT NO COP KILLING IN BLUE-WE GOT TO MUCH MORE LIVING TO DO-WE DEALING OUT THE SHOES-LIKE THE NEW 52-PULLING THEM STRINGS LIKE THE PUPPETMASTER CONNECTED TO THE LIL SCARFACES IN CREWS-HOES ON ME IN BLACK LANTERN CORPS-LOOKING LIKE ZOMBIE ARMY GOLLUMS ON CORPSE-POSSESSED BY THE JOKER VENOM STEROIDS FORCE-IN MY BLACC INVISIBLE RINGS CORE-WE EATING COUNT DRACULA CHOCALATE CEREAL OUT OF BRUCE WAYNE'S SKULL-AS WE RECITE THE BLACK LANTERNS OATH-AS WE PALM THE BLACC THING IN THE BLACK HAND-RELEASE IT ON EVERY BAD THING AND BAD LAND-UNTIL IT'S GOOD LIKE GREEN LANTERN AGAIN-AND WHITE LANTERN SHINING BRIGHT-WE CELBRATE BY SMOKING ON DAT LEX LUTHER WITH ORANGE LANTERNS THAT CRYPTONITE-THESE LAMES IS SCARED TO MEET FACE TO FACE-AIN'T NO TALLY MAN WHY CUZ YOU IS A DISGRACE TO BIG FACE-FEED THE TWO FACES TO THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS THEN SEND THE SHARKS TO PEPPERRIDGE FARM FOR A GOLDEN PEPPER TASTE-UNTIL THEY TETRA FLAKES-BETA BAIT-TEACH THEM A LESSON FOR POURING SALT IN OUR GAMES-WITH SO MUCH UNNECESSARY HATE-WE MAKE THE FIREFLIES, THE KILLER MOTHS, EVEN THE PENGUINS FLY-THEY MY SUICIDE SQUAD MY KAMIKAZES IN THE THE DARK KNIGHT-BLACKEST SKIES-WITH LOCK UP NO FORTH OF JULY-WE LEAD YA TO THE DEADEND LIKE SOME SCARECROW INSANES-WITH SUGAR ON MY BRAIN-I PEEL THAT SCAR OFF YOUR FACE-HARPOONS OUT THE BABY COBRA ALL BLACC MAK-UNLEASH THE BLUE DEVIL'S BLACK LIGHTING ON TOBIAS WHALE AND ERASE THE PINSTRIPES ON HIS ASS-I PASS HIM TO THE BLACC DRAGON ON MY BACC-AND LEAVE HIM LOOKING LIKE BURNT RUBBER ON A DEAD GREASY PURPLE OCTOPUS ON SLOPPY-SYONIDE IN THE BLACK MASK GOT ME CAPO DI TUTTI CAPI-THE 100 BOSS OF ALL BOSSES STRAIGHT GOTHAM UNDERGROUND MOBBIN-I'M PULLING STRINGS LIKE KORDS ENTERPRISE STRAIGHT INTERGANG SHOT CALLING-EL CIENTO TAKE YOUR HALO AND MIX IT WITH THAT ROSE AND THORN CRYPTONITE-BLOW THE SMOKE OUT AT SUPERMAN SHRINK HIS SMALLVILLE TO THE SUICIDE SLUMS SMALLEST SIZE-STEEL HIS POWER MIX IT WITH ARCANE AND ALCHEMICALS JUST TO BE IMMORTALIZED-RA'S AL GHUL BEGGING US TO GIVE HIM A FAIR PRICE-FOR OUR MERCHANDISE-I GOT THEM OUTSIDERS THAT WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS LIFE-DOUBLE DOUBLES ALL AROUND JACC IN THE BOX LOVE TO PAY LIL JACC'Z PRICE-ON THE LOWER EASTSIDE-IN FULL TO THE "I"-
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