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.
(Scat)
Hear my voice where you are!
Take a train, steal a car
Hop a freight, grab a star
Come back to me!
Catch a plane, catch a breeze
On your hand, on your knees
Swim or fly, only please
Come back to me!
On a mule, in a jet
With your hair in a net in a tow'l ringing wet
I don't care, this is where you should be
From the hills, from the shore
Ride the wind to my door
Turn highways to dust
Break the law if you must
Move the world only just come back to me!
Come back to me, come back to me!
(Scat)
What on Earth must I do
Scream and yell til I'm blue
Curse your soul!
When will you come back to me?
Have you gone to the moon,
Or the corner saloon and to rack and to roon?
Mademoiselle, where on Earth can you be?
Woah!
In a crate! In a trunk!
On a horse! On a drunk!
In a Rolls or a van
Wrapped up in mink or Saran
Woah! Any way that you can
Come back to me
Come back to me
Come back to me
Come back to me
Well
Bring it on back
Bring it on back
Bring it on back
Come back to me
Come on back
Come back!
Hear my voice where you are!
Take a train, steal a car
Hop a freight, grab a star
Come back to me!
Catch a plane, catch a breeze
On your hand, on your knees
Swim or fly, only please
Come back to me!
On a mule, in a jet
With your hair in a net in a tow'l ringing wet
I don't care, this is where you should be
From the hills, from the shore
Ride the wind to my door
Turn highways to dust
Break the law if you must
Move the world only just come back to me!
Come back to me, come back to me!
(Scat)
What on Earth must I do
Scream and yell til I'm blue
Curse your soul!
When will you come back to me?
Have you gone to the moon,
Or the corner saloon and to rack and to roon?
Mademoiselle, where on Earth can you be?
Woah!
In a crate! In a trunk!
On a horse! On a drunk!
In a Rolls or a van
Wrapped up in mink or Saran
Woah! Any way that you can
Come back to me
Come back to me
Come back to me
Come back to me
Well
Bring it on back
Bring it on back
Bring it on back
Come back to me
Come on back
Come back!
Lyrics submitted by oofus
Come Back to Me Lyrics as written by Burton Lane Alan Jay Lerner
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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oops! I just read through the lyrics again and I guess I missed this line...
"When I forgot to call you knew it all it was coming down on you
will you still be waiting? That's something i can't ask you to be"
So obviously the guy isn't as innocent as I made him out to be in the above analysis. I guess I just wanted to blame it all on girls... guess you can tell how I feel about them right now :)