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.
When you vogue in femme femme femme
Just to get those tens tens tens
Your the creme de la creme creme creme
I want you to stop, joam!
Clap bitches clap
Clap bitches clap
Snap bitches snap
Snap
I'm calling out legends, statements, and stars
I wanna see legends, statements, and stars
Pick up plow girl
Stars and legends caught
Jacks turning this to an all out war
'Cause here I come
Everybody wanna be a superstar
Riding around in a rental car
I wanna see runway
I wanna see all way
I wanna see new way
I wanna see you sway
Eating the runway, serving the runway
Marching the runway, eat that runway
Eating the runway, serving the runway
Marching the runway, eat that runway, walk
Give me your heart, leave it out on the floor (the icon Jennifer Lopez)
Tonight
You're perfect, you're living
You're so beautiful (face body sex and attitude)
Tens across the board
Half of us came off a flight
We came together for this one night
I wanna see you leave it all on the floor
Girls get ready
'Cause here I come
Mira mira sen senorita
Whether your block or, Puert, Puero Rico
Mira mira ? Nation
It's about fun there is no segregation
Salsa, Merengue ooh la la
I make it hot, make it hot, make it hot hot hot
Hip hop, Folk and Pop, block and stop
Let it drop, let it drop, let it drop joam!
Where my face kids at
Where my glam queens at
Where my real queens at
You want it, take it to the back
Where my sirens at
European runway at
Labels and pumps at
You want it, take it to the back
On the runway, where we don't play
I want it my way, don't be shady
Be a lady
Go crazy
On the runway, where we don't play
I want it my way, don't be shady
Be a lady
Go crazy
Give me your heart, leave it out on the floor
Tonight
You're perfect, you're living
You're so beautiful
Tens across the board
Half of us came off a flight
We came together for this one night
I wanna see you leave it all on the floor
Girls get ready 'cause here I come
We serve bitch
We don't work bitch
We serve bitch
'Cause here I come
Can I see
Walk for me
Twirl for me
Serve for me
Lanvin, Ebony, Icon
Infinity, Cannes
Chanel, Balenciaga
Prodigy, Ninja, Laveija
Milan, Omni, Mizrahi
Extravaganza, Garçon
New glare
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
M to the I to the motherfucking Z
You can't help but look at me
The elements, elements
The elements, elements
The elements, elements, all five
Elements
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
M to the I to the motherfucking Z
You can't help but look at me
Five
Four
Three, two, one
Category closed
I turnt it, right?
Just to get those tens tens tens
Your the creme de la creme creme creme
I want you to stop, joam!
Clap bitches clap
Clap bitches clap
Snap bitches snap
Snap
I'm calling out legends, statements, and stars
I wanna see legends, statements, and stars
Pick up plow girl
Stars and legends caught
Jacks turning this to an all out war
'Cause here I come
Everybody wanna be a superstar
Riding around in a rental car
I wanna see runway
I wanna see all way
I wanna see new way
I wanna see you sway
Eating the runway, serving the runway
Marching the runway, eat that runway
Eating the runway, serving the runway
Marching the runway, eat that runway, walk
Give me your heart, leave it out on the floor (the icon Jennifer Lopez)
Tonight
You're perfect, you're living
You're so beautiful (face body sex and attitude)
Tens across the board
Half of us came off a flight
We came together for this one night
I wanna see you leave it all on the floor
Girls get ready
'Cause here I come
Mira mira sen senorita
Whether your block or, Puert, Puero Rico
Mira mira ? Nation
It's about fun there is no segregation
Salsa, Merengue ooh la la
I make it hot, make it hot, make it hot hot hot
Hip hop, Folk and Pop, block and stop
Let it drop, let it drop, let it drop joam!
Where my face kids at
Where my glam queens at
Where my real queens at
You want it, take it to the back
Where my sirens at
European runway at
Labels and pumps at
You want it, take it to the back
On the runway, where we don't play
I want it my way, don't be shady
Be a lady
Go crazy
On the runway, where we don't play
I want it my way, don't be shady
Be a lady
Go crazy
Give me your heart, leave it out on the floor
Tonight
You're perfect, you're living
You're so beautiful
Tens across the board
Half of us came off a flight
We came together for this one night
I wanna see you leave it all on the floor
Girls get ready 'cause here I come
We serve bitch
We don't work bitch
We serve bitch
'Cause here I come
Can I see
Walk for me
Twirl for me
Serve for me
Lanvin, Ebony, Icon
Infinity, Cannes
Chanel, Balenciaga
Prodigy, Ninja, Laveija
Milan, Omni, Mizrahi
Extravaganza, Garçon
New glare
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
M to the I to the motherfucking Z
You can't help but look at me
The elements, elements
The elements, elements
The elements, elements, all five
Elements
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
Look at me, look at me, look at me bitch
M to the I to the motherfucking Z
You can't help but look at me
Five
Four
Three, two, one
Category closed
I turnt it, right?
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
TENS Lyrics as written by Charles Stephens Iii Antwan J Thompson
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
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