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.
She said
"I was seven, and you were nine
I looked at you like the stars that shined
In the sky, the pretty lights"
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
Growing up and fallin' in love
And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes
And said, "Oh, my, my, my"
Take me back to the house in the backyard tree
Said you'd beat me up, you were bigger than me
You never did, you never did
Take me back when our world was one block wide
I dared you to kiss me and ran when you tried
Just two kids, you and I
Oh, my, my, my, my
Well, I was sixteen when suddenly
I wasn't that little girl you used to see
But your eyes still shined, like pretty lights
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
They never believed we'd really fall in love
And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes
And said, "Oh, my, my, my"
Take me back to the creek beds we turned up
Two AM, ridin' in your truck
And all I need is you next to me
Take me back to the time we had our very first fight
Slammin' of doors 'stead of kissin' goodnight
You stayed outside 'til the morning light
Oh, my, my, my, my
A few years had gone and come around
We were sittin' at our favorite spot in town
And you looked at me, got down on one knee
Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle
Our whole town came and our mamas cried
You said, "I do," and I did too
Take me home where we met so many years before
We'll rock our babies on the very front porch
After all this time, you and I
And I'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine
I'll still look at you like the stars that shine in the sky
Oh, my, my, my
"I was seven, and you were nine
I looked at you like the stars that shined
In the sky, the pretty lights"
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
Growing up and fallin' in love
And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes
And said, "Oh, my, my, my"
Take me back to the house in the backyard tree
Said you'd beat me up, you were bigger than me
You never did, you never did
Take me back when our world was one block wide
I dared you to kiss me and ran when you tried
Just two kids, you and I
Oh, my, my, my, my
Well, I was sixteen when suddenly
I wasn't that little girl you used to see
But your eyes still shined, like pretty lights
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
They never believed we'd really fall in love
And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes
And said, "Oh, my, my, my"
Take me back to the creek beds we turned up
Two AM, ridin' in your truck
And all I need is you next to me
Take me back to the time we had our very first fight
Slammin' of doors 'stead of kissin' goodnight
You stayed outside 'til the morning light
Oh, my, my, my, my
A few years had gone and come around
We were sittin' at our favorite spot in town
And you looked at me, got down on one knee
Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle
Our whole town came and our mamas cried
You said, "I do," and I did too
Take me home where we met so many years before
We'll rock our babies on the very front porch
After all this time, you and I
And I'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine
I'll still look at you like the stars that shine in the sky
Oh, my, my, my
Lyrics submitted by pinkrocker9
Mary's Song (Oh My My My) Lyrics as written by Elisabeth Wagner Rose Brian Dean Maher
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment
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i agree, my great grand parents meet when they were 13, dated when they were 17 and were married when they were 19, this year would of been their 63rd wedding anniversary but my grandstand mother passed away lase year in June. n my great-grand father is still in love with her and is waiting for his moment to leave and be with her again. so yeah true and real love is FOREVER AND NEVER ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Since I first heard this song, I thought of only one guy. And it's funny because I'm 19 and he's 26, but we've known each other for twelve years. The part where it says "our daddies used to joke about the two of us growing up and falling love and our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes" ... well, it really happened. The two of us lived in different states at the time, but every time one or the other visited, him and I were always together. Always. And after eleven years, he finally asked me out and we've been happily dating for a year, two months, and seven days :) <3 Couldn't be happier, and couldn't ask for a better man :)
couple problems with the words:
"take me back when our world was one big lie," it's supposed to be "take me back when our world was one block wide," (that's one of my favorite lines of the song) and
"take me back to the creek that's reaching dark" is supposed to be "take me back to the creek beds we turned up."
makes more sense, no? :D
and, i think this song is so sweet. my favorite part is "and our daddies used to joke about the two of us, they never believed we'd really fall in love," and for some reason i liked how it says about how their mamas cried at their wedding.
i wonder who mary is.
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