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.
Cam
And what the fuck these niggas on
What the fuck these niggas on
Yeah, yeah
We steady rollin' through they blocks
Tryna slide on a nigga
Put a switchy on the Glock
Make it fire on a nigga
Don't give a fuck about no cops
We be ridin' with these pistols
Got niggas posted in the hood
They'll slide bout a nigga
I pay my shooter 30 cash
Tryna buy me a nigga
And all these pussy niggas rap
Tryna blackball a nigga
And all these pussy niggas die
Just for hangin' with a nigga
I be tryna get these niggas
But they workin' with the system
Nigga don't move wrong
No handy man up in this bitch
I got my tool on
And bitch, I like to do my ditty bop
I get my groove on
I got back on my motion
Niggas start to say I move wrong
I'm out my top, I'm out my body
I ain't got no fuckin' screws on
Bitch, we still up in the city
Steady rollin' through gate city
These niggas hit up the wrong nigga
Bitch, I'm tryna see who with it
TTK, EBE Them niggas hoes them niggas, bitches
I'm tryna see which nigga move the fastest
Tap dancin' to the switches
I been tryna run my money up
And stack it to the ceiling And
this Glock with a dick
Is the only thing that be a sissy
And you can't call it a clip
If it ain't holdin' more than sixty
And been trynna make it hold down
Before I get the trippin
Won't catch these pussy niggas
One on one, these niggas steady clickin
Put my thumb in her butt, take it out
I call that finger licking
They sent a hoe just for to set me up
But I ain't never trippin
Choppa Liu Kang When I cock it back, this bitch her get to kicking
Steady rolling through they blocks
Tryna slide on a nigga
Put a switchy on the Glock
Make it fire on them niggas
Don't give a fuck about no cops
We be ridin' with these pistols
Got niggas posted in the hood
They'll slide bout a nigga
I pay my shooter 30 cash
Tryna buy me a nigga
And all these pussy niggas rap
Tryna blackball a nigga
And all these pussy niggas die
Just for hangin' with a nigga
I be tryna get these niggas
But they workin' with the system
They workin' with the system
Cam, but they workin' with the system
They workin' with the system
And what the fuck these niggas on
What the fuck these niggas on
Yeah, yeah
We steady rollin' through they blocks
Tryna slide on a nigga
Put a switchy on the Glock
Make it fire on a nigga
Don't give a fuck about no cops
We be ridin' with these pistols
Got niggas posted in the hood
They'll slide bout a nigga
I pay my shooter 30 cash
Tryna buy me a nigga
And all these pussy niggas rap
Tryna blackball a nigga
And all these pussy niggas die
Just for hangin' with a nigga
I be tryna get these niggas
But they workin' with the system
Nigga don't move wrong
No handy man up in this bitch
I got my tool on
And bitch, I like to do my ditty bop
I get my groove on
I got back on my motion
Niggas start to say I move wrong
I'm out my top, I'm out my body
I ain't got no fuckin' screws on
Bitch, we still up in the city
Steady rollin' through gate city
These niggas hit up the wrong nigga
Bitch, I'm tryna see who with it
TTK, EBE Them niggas hoes them niggas, bitches
I'm tryna see which nigga move the fastest
Tap dancin' to the switches
I been tryna run my money up
And stack it to the ceiling And
this Glock with a dick
Is the only thing that be a sissy
And you can't call it a clip
If it ain't holdin' more than sixty
And been trynna make it hold down
Before I get the trippin
Won't catch these pussy niggas
One on one, these niggas steady clickin
Put my thumb in her butt, take it out
I call that finger licking
They sent a hoe just for to set me up
But I ain't never trippin
Choppa Liu Kang When I cock it back, this bitch her get to kicking
Steady rolling through they blocks
Tryna slide on a nigga
Put a switchy on the Glock
Make it fire on them niggas
Don't give a fuck about no cops
We be ridin' with these pistols
Got niggas posted in the hood
They'll slide bout a nigga
I pay my shooter 30 cash
Tryna buy me a nigga
And all these pussy niggas rap
Tryna blackball a nigga
And all these pussy niggas die
Just for hangin' with a nigga
I be tryna get these niggas
But they workin' with the system
They workin' with the system
Cam, but they workin' with the system
They workin' with the system
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Get Back Lyrics as written by Canron Hinton
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