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.
(Andrew M. Gold/Gary Burr)
Let's just say it's raining
And you come in where it's dry
And we strike a conversation
While the storm is rolling by
Do you think that you
Could fall in love with me
Hypothetically
We may be somewhere walking
And I try to steal a kiss
Would you recognize the moment
For the magic that it is
Could you imagine just how sweet
That kiss could be
Hypothetically
Am I dreamin'... dreamin'
Do the decent thing and let me know
But if you believe in fate
Why should we speculate
Let's go ahead and carve this thing in stone
We're standing in a garden
And we watch our children play
And the love we've shared between us
Has grown stronger everyday
Do you think that that's a possibility
Hypothetically
Let's just say it's raining
And you come in where it's dry
And we strike a conversation
While the storm is rolling by
Do you think that you
Could fall in love with me
Hypothetically
We may be somewhere walking
And I try to steal a kiss
Would you recognize the moment
For the magic that it is
Could you imagine just how sweet
That kiss could be
Hypothetically
Am I dreamin'... dreamin'
Do the decent thing and let me know
But if you believe in fate
Why should we speculate
Let's go ahead and carve this thing in stone
We're standing in a garden
And we watch our children play
And the love we've shared between us
Has grown stronger everyday
Do you think that that's a possibility
Hypothetically
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