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.
Our friends think we're opposites
Falling in and out of love
They've all said we'd never last
Still we manage to stay together
There's no easy explanation for it
But whenever there's a problem
We always work it out somehow
Work it out somehow
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you
Other guys have tried before
To replace you as my lover
Never did I have a doubt
Boy it's you I can't do without
I feel better when I have you near me
'Cause no other love around
Has quite the same ooh, ooh
Like you do, do, do, do, babe
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you
Oh
Do without you
Love would never do without you (woo)
Do without you
Uh, uh, ah
Uh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, go on
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (oh yeah)
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (not for me)
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (oh yeah)
Love would never do (woo)
Never do without you (sang)
Love would never do without you (yeah)
Love would never do without you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
What?
They said it, they said it wouldn't last
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (woo)
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (hey, what do you want?)
They said it wouldn't last (if you believe in love, say)
Love would never do, love would never do without you
They said it wouldn't last (hey)
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you (without you)
They said it wouldn't
They said it wouldn't
Whoa
Falling in and out of love
They've all said we'd never last
Still we manage to stay together
There's no easy explanation for it
But whenever there's a problem
We always work it out somehow
Work it out somehow
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you
Other guys have tried before
To replace you as my lover
Never did I have a doubt
Boy it's you I can't do without
I feel better when I have you near me
'Cause no other love around
Has quite the same ooh, ooh
Like you do, do, do, do, babe
They said it wouldn't last
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you
Oh
Do without you
Love would never do without you (woo)
Do without you
Uh, uh, ah
Uh, oh, oh
Ooh, ooh, go on
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (oh yeah)
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (not for me)
Love would never do (fine)
Never do without you (oh yeah)
Love would never do (woo)
Never do without you (sang)
Love would never do without you (yeah)
Love would never do without you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
What?
They said it, they said it wouldn't last
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (woo)
They said it, they said it wouldn't last (hey, what do you want?)
They said it wouldn't last (if you believe in love, say)
Love would never do, love would never do without you
They said it wouldn't last (hey)
We had to prove them wrong
'Cause I've learned in the past
That love would never do without you (without you)
They said it wouldn't
They said it wouldn't
Whoa
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