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.
Is it okay
If I call you mine
Just for a time
And I will be just fine
If I know that you know
That I'm wanting, needing your love
If I ask of you is it alright
If I ask you to hold me tight
Through a cold dark night
'Cause there may be a cloudy day in sight
And I need to let you know that I might
Be needing your love
What I'm trying to say
Isn't really new
It's just the things
That happen to me
When I'm reminded of you
Like when I hear your name
Or see a place that you've been
Or see a picture of your crib
Or pass a house that you've been in
One time or another
It sets off something in me
That I can't explain
And I can't wait to see you again
Oh baby I love your love
What I'm trying to say
Isn't really new
It's just the things that happen to me
When I'm reminded of you
If I call you mine
Just for a time
And I will be just fine
If I know that you know
That I'm wanting, needing your love
If I ask of you is it alright
If I ask you to hold me tight
Through a cold dark night
'Cause there may be a cloudy day in sight
And I need to let you know that I might
Be needing your love
What I'm trying to say
Isn't really new
It's just the things
That happen to me
When I'm reminded of you
Like when I hear your name
Or see a place that you've been
Or see a picture of your crib
Or pass a house that you've been in
One time or another
It sets off something in me
That I can't explain
And I can't wait to see you again
Oh baby I love your love
What I'm trying to say
Isn't really new
It's just the things that happen to me
When I'm reminded of you
Lyrics submitted by windex84
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This is one of my all-time favorite songs (from the movie "Fame"), and I adore Sondre... please, someone, tell me there's a way to get it! iTunes says no... :(
Sondre Lerche never sang this song.
Sondre Lerche covered it at one of his concerts. You could probably find it on some program like SoulSeek or Limewire.
He said he never sang it, in one of his old monologues.
"The song some of you might have come across on the internet called "Is it okay if I call you mine", is not written, nor recorded by me. The song is a bootleg recording of someone who resembles my voice to the dot (it maybe even is me?), recorded at a schoolplay several years ago. Rumour has it the song was featured in the musical "Fame". I cannot remember participating in any version of this famous starschool-musical, although I cannot deny the fact that whoever imitating me, is doing a rather excellent job."
According to youtube:
Shot and produced by Max Sharam and her friend Traci Brook on Super 8 film - in their Sydney lofts in the 90s. Song written by Paul McCrane and taken from the musical FAME. Sung and played here by Max Sharam
This is a cover of the song by Paul McCrane from the Fame original sound track, 1980 (source: imdb.com/title/tt0080716/soundtrack/). Sondre Lerche claims the version attributed to him is a "bootleg recording of someone who resembles my voice". But since this "someone" sounds unmistakenly like Sondre Lerche himself, I reckon his denial is because of either legal reasons or his personal disapproval about the recording.
All this aside, it is a beautiful song and this performance surpasses the many other covers of this song.