Lyrics

They told him don't you ever come   here
Don't want to see your   , you better disappear
The fire's in their eyes
and their   are really clear
So beat it, just beat it

You better   , you better do what you can
Don't want to see no   , don't be a macho man
You want to be   , better do what you can
So beat it, but you want to be bad

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be  
Showin' how funky and strong is your  
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it

They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't want to be a   , you want to be a man
You want to stay   , better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it

You have to show them that you're really not  
You're playin' with your   ,
this ain't no truth or  
They'll   you, then they beat you,
Then they'll tell you it's fair
So beat it, but you want to be bad

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Beat it, beat it, beat it
Legend

Meaning

The lyrics are about life on the streets and gang activity, something Jackson was very detached from.

Michael once said "If you enter a fight and lose, you've gained nothing and lost everything."

Vocabulary

beat it

beat it (slang) to go away immediately
I told the kid to beat it, and that's the last I saw of him.
often used as an order: Go on, beat it!

Truth or dare

A game played most frequently by kids, teens and young adults. To begin, a group sits together (often in a circle), and the first questioner asks "truth or dare?" to any player he/she wants in the group. If "truth" is answered, that player must honestly answer a question given, no matter how personal or embarrassing (and often related to sexual themes). If "dare" is answered, that player must complete a task given by the questioner, which is also often embarrassing or awkward. Once the player responds to the truth or completes the dare, he/she can then question another player in the group, and the cycle continues.
While we played Truth or Dare, we learned that John masturbates every day.

tough

person: strong
The football player was so tough that he played with a fractured rib.

defeated

to win against someone in a fight or competition demoralized
She was defeated in the first round of the tournament.