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.
If you'd come clean about everything, it would be easy for you, to be sorry.
If you'd see all the possibilities, we might not still be standing where we started.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
You'd say we were just a big mistake.
I think it's worth making, worth repeating.
I would say good things come to those who wait,
I would say anything if you'd believe it.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Maybe we're perfect, but not meant to be.
Maybe were more than the light ever seen.
Maybe were not meant to not disagree.
Maybe were crazy baby.
If you'd come clean about everything, it would be easy for you, to be sorry.
If you'd see all the possibilities, we might not still be standing where we started.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right but I don't care tonight. (Maybe were all that we needed.)
Two wrongs don't make a right but I don't care tonight. (Maybe were all that we needed.)
If you'd see all the possibilities, we might not still be standing where we started.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
You'd say we were just a big mistake.
I think it's worth making, worth repeating.
I would say good things come to those who wait,
I would say anything if you'd believe it.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Maybe we're perfect, but not meant to be.
Maybe were more than the light ever seen.
Maybe were not meant to not disagree.
Maybe were crazy baby.
If you'd come clean about everything, it would be easy for you, to be sorry.
If you'd see all the possibilities, we might not still be standing where we started.
Oh no, don't let me go for this, don't let me go for this.
I might be a fool, you might be one too.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but I don't care tonight.
Maybe we're all that we needed.
Two wrongs don't make a right but I don't care tonight. (Maybe were all that we needed.)
Two wrongs don't make a right but I don't care tonight. (Maybe were all that we needed.)
Lyrics submitted by Contri_Alumini
All That We Needed Lyrics as written by Thomas John Higgenson Shelly Peiken
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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