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.
I met her down at a Pineapple Parking lot
She said I love you more
I said I love you not
And all the while I stood in line at the paint shop
She said I'll take you where you'll never go again
I'll be your only love
You'll be my only friend
And for your time I'll let you dine at my office
Angels never come for free
If you know what I know you know what I mean
You can love 'em now, you can love em later
Girlfriends never fall for fun
They can tie you up make you come undone
You can learn to fly, but you can't create her
She led me down though a forest of wooden chairs
As she ate my lunch I looked out for bears
And in a sense you could say she snared my attention
She said I am your perfect finality
And as I got her off she got off her knees
And for my grind I got honorable mention
Everybody needs one
Everybody's bound
Everybody swings upon the merry-go-round
Girlfriends never fall for fun
They can tear you up make you come undone
So now I'm stuck in this pineapple parking lot
I had what I was now I'm what I got
And if I may, may I lend you some kind of direction
If you go you may never come back again
She's my only love
She my only friend
And for that there is no kind of protection
Everybody needs one
Everybody's bound
Everybody swings and meanwhile Mary Goes Around
Angels never come for free
If you know what I know you know what I mean
1st you hate to love and then you love to hate her
Girlfriends never fall alone
Now you know what I know you know what I've known
I'll see you now, and I'll see you later
I'll see you later
I think I can save her
I wish I could date her
She said I love you more
I said I love you not
And all the while I stood in line at the paint shop
She said I'll take you where you'll never go again
I'll be your only love
You'll be my only friend
And for your time I'll let you dine at my office
Angels never come for free
If you know what I know you know what I mean
You can love 'em now, you can love em later
Girlfriends never fall for fun
They can tie you up make you come undone
You can learn to fly, but you can't create her
She led me down though a forest of wooden chairs
As she ate my lunch I looked out for bears
And in a sense you could say she snared my attention
She said I am your perfect finality
And as I got her off she got off her knees
And for my grind I got honorable mention
Everybody needs one
Everybody's bound
Everybody swings upon the merry-go-round
Girlfriends never fall for fun
They can tear you up make you come undone
So now I'm stuck in this pineapple parking lot
I had what I was now I'm what I got
And if I may, may I lend you some kind of direction
If you go you may never come back again
She's my only love
She my only friend
And for that there is no kind of protection
Everybody needs one
Everybody's bound
Everybody swings and meanwhile Mary Goes Around
Angels never come for free
If you know what I know you know what I mean
1st you hate to love and then you love to hate her
Girlfriends never fall alone
Now you know what I know you know what I've known
I'll see you now, and I'll see you later
I'll see you later
I think I can save her
I wish I could date her
Lyrics submitted by ratm_rhcp_u2
Angels & Girlfriends Lyrics as written by John Ondrasik
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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