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.
Look around at all the things I do
Yeah it's all for you
You didn't like the color of my world
So you dyed it all in blue
Masculine
Masculine
Girl, you know no man could be a man like you
You hold me close and tell me how you need more room
It's a funny thing
How you gonna save me like you said
When you're so confused?
Yeah you know that you're precious
It's the weapon that you use
Masculine
Masculine
Now you're needing something fresh 'cause I'm all used
Too much is not enough for this wild flower to bloom
It's so funny, it's so funny that you never seem to laugh
It's so funny, it's so funny that you never seem to laugh
It's such a funny thing
...well...my baby...there's no reason to cry...
Open the door to my mind now
You're going to find out
What you never could
I didn't think that I'd let go
But I think you should know
I got nothing to hold
You thought you'd come in and save me
Well guess again baby
Complacence so cruel
It's not the way that you feed me
It's the way that you're bleeding
All over my soul
With all the things that you tell me
I don't even know me
So where did I go?
I'll blow a kiss and a wave and
Be out of your way with
The one thing I got
I got a bit of your life oh yeah
I got a bit of your life all mine
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life...goodbye
Yeah it's all for you
You didn't like the color of my world
So you dyed it all in blue
Masculine
Masculine
Girl, you know no man could be a man like you
You hold me close and tell me how you need more room
It's a funny thing
How you gonna save me like you said
When you're so confused?
Yeah you know that you're precious
It's the weapon that you use
Masculine
Masculine
Now you're needing something fresh 'cause I'm all used
Too much is not enough for this wild flower to bloom
It's so funny, it's so funny that you never seem to laugh
It's so funny, it's so funny that you never seem to laugh
It's such a funny thing
...well...my baby...there's no reason to cry...
Open the door to my mind now
You're going to find out
What you never could
I didn't think that I'd let go
But I think you should know
I got nothing to hold
You thought you'd come in and save me
Well guess again baby
Complacence so cruel
It's not the way that you feed me
It's the way that you're bleeding
All over my soul
With all the things that you tell me
I don't even know me
So where did I go?
I'll blow a kiss and a wave and
Be out of your way with
The one thing I got
I got a bit of your life oh yeah
I got a bit of your life all mine
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life
I got a bit of your life...goodbye
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