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.
In the still of the night I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night, I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store
My heart start aching, my body started shaking
And I can't take no more
No, no, no
Now I just want to get close to you
And taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Over here, baby
In the heat of the day I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to c-c-c-come
Ooh, baby
In the still of the night
In the cool moonlight
I feel my heart is aching
In the still of the night
Ooh, baby
Ooh, babe
I can't keep away
Closer and closer
Need to be closer
I can't keep away
Can't keep away, can't keep away
I can't keep away, no
You gotta give me love
You gotta give me some lovin' everyday
I can't keep away
Ooh, baby, ooh woman, ahh
Get over here, babe
In the still of the night, I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night, I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
Ooh, mama
Now I just want to get close to you
Taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night, ooh yeah
In the still of the night
I will be sneakin' 'round your door
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Ain't nothing gonna stop me now
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night, I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store
My heart start aching, my body started shaking
And I can't take no more
No, no, no
Now I just want to get close to you
And taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Over here, baby
In the heat of the day I hang my head down low
And hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to c-c-c-come
Ooh, baby
In the still of the night
In the cool moonlight
I feel my heart is aching
In the still of the night
Ooh, baby
Ooh, babe
I can't keep away
Closer and closer
Need to be closer
I can't keep away
Can't keep away, can't keep away
I can't keep away, no
You gotta give me love
You gotta give me some lovin' everyday
I can't keep away
Ooh, baby, ooh woman, ahh
Get over here, babe
In the still of the night, I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night, I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
Ooh, mama
Now I just want to get close to you
Taste your love so sweet
And I just want to make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night, ooh yeah
In the still of the night
I will be sneakin' 'round your door
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
Ain't nothing gonna stop me now
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Still of the night, still of the night, still of the night
Lyrics submitted by RoboLuncheon
Still of the Night Lyrics as written by John Sykes David Coverdale
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Wow, first poster is an obvious mouth-breather. Ballad, lol.
This is a song about David Coverdale's raging sex mania.
Cool song, I could personally have done without the quiet part where he sounds like he's jerking off. "Caaan't keep away,,,ohhhh."
But the violin and the rest of the song are tight, awesome.