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.
It's all about love
No matter what race they are
Pray to God, love everybody'
Whoever loves you love them back
You know love is like a big pot hole
You can look at it but don't fall in it
Love? Well we've been married almost fifty years
You have to try real hard and work at it
And look away
Love it hurts and love is the truth
Love never lies, love is not jealous
And love is beautiful
Be faithful to the one you love
Remain true to the one you love
Be nice to everybody
And you know they'll do the same to you
They'll be nice to you
Be open to love, don't get blinded by love
Love is my Harley Davidson American made
Nothing like it in the world
I'm first in everything
If I can't love myself, I can't love you
Love the flower love the trees love everything
When you open your eyes in the morning
You say it's a love for me I'm happy
Don't settle no matter how old you are
If you're a girl thirty years old and your biological clock is ticking
Coz you feel like you have to have a child
Unless you find a person
Don't settle
Keep looking
Even if you don't find that person till your forty or forty five
Keep looking
Because once you do you'll find your soul mate
It's a love like no other
Follow your heart that it
Don't go after the beauties
That's only skin deep
There's a very thin line between
You know being open to love
And just letting someone take advantage of you
Keep it with god and in your heart
And it works out pretty good
You can't be evil, you gotta have good in your heart
So as I find me a girl, I show her what love is
Go with the flow
Never lose respect
Don't get your heart broken
Respect each other always
Of course we need love
Like in a relationship its like a roller coaster up and down
Like if I go in to another room and wait and count to ten and let it go
Be careful with it be very careful
But enjoy it at the same time
I mean don't be too weary
I think its all about yourself
Love yourself then it all kind of
It kinda goes out from that direction
I think a lot of people try to find things and people and cause
Without searching for it within themselves
You got to hit the base first
Or its all kinda hollow
Best thing to do is it talk about it
Whatever it is just talk
Even if it risks the other person getting angry
Whatever
You don't go to bed angry at each other
If you talk it though
I mean all the way though
At the end of it your back in love again
It's the cure all
It's the fix
Is there a recipe to love?
Communicate
Love is giving and forgiving
And that's the way it should be
Every one should love each other
Because there should be no hate in the world
Period
If everyone loved each other
There would be no problems in the world today
We would all be at peace
I believe in peace
Yo, love yourself above all else
Because you may have all your feeling up in somebody else
Love yourself more than anybody else
Love is the meaning of life
Do one cool thing to someone else
Each day
Make it
Whenever your gonna have love
Your gonna have pain
Just accept it
It's the greatest thing that there is
No matter what race they are
Pray to God, love everybody'
Whoever loves you love them back
You know love is like a big pot hole
You can look at it but don't fall in it
Love? Well we've been married almost fifty years
You have to try real hard and work at it
And look away
Love it hurts and love is the truth
Love never lies, love is not jealous
And love is beautiful
Be faithful to the one you love
Remain true to the one you love
Be nice to everybody
And you know they'll do the same to you
They'll be nice to you
Be open to love, don't get blinded by love
Love is my Harley Davidson American made
Nothing like it in the world
I'm first in everything
If I can't love myself, I can't love you
Love the flower love the trees love everything
When you open your eyes in the morning
You say it's a love for me I'm happy
Don't settle no matter how old you are
If you're a girl thirty years old and your biological clock is ticking
Coz you feel like you have to have a child
Unless you find a person
Don't settle
Keep looking
Even if you don't find that person till your forty or forty five
Keep looking
Because once you do you'll find your soul mate
It's a love like no other
Follow your heart that it
Don't go after the beauties
That's only skin deep
There's a very thin line between
You know being open to love
And just letting someone take advantage of you
Keep it with god and in your heart
And it works out pretty good
You can't be evil, you gotta have good in your heart
So as I find me a girl, I show her what love is
Go with the flow
Never lose respect
Don't get your heart broken
Respect each other always
Of course we need love
Like in a relationship its like a roller coaster up and down
Like if I go in to another room and wait and count to ten and let it go
Be careful with it be very careful
But enjoy it at the same time
I mean don't be too weary
I think its all about yourself
Love yourself then it all kind of
It kinda goes out from that direction
I think a lot of people try to find things and people and cause
Without searching for it within themselves
You got to hit the base first
Or its all kinda hollow
Best thing to do is it talk about it
Whatever it is just talk
Even if it risks the other person getting angry
Whatever
You don't go to bed angry at each other
If you talk it though
I mean all the way though
At the end of it your back in love again
It's the cure all
It's the fix
Is there a recipe to love?
Communicate
Love is giving and forgiving
And that's the way it should be
Every one should love each other
Because there should be no hate in the world
Period
If everyone loved each other
There would be no problems in the world today
We would all be at peace
I believe in peace
Yo, love yourself above all else
Because you may have all your feeling up in somebody else
Love yourself more than anybody else
Love is the meaning of life
Do one cool thing to someone else
Each day
Make it
Whenever your gonna have love
Your gonna have pain
Just accept it
It's the greatest thing that there is
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