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.
Love sometimes
Can be like destiny
There's no way to say forever
It may not realize your dreams
And love sometimes
Is like the blowing wind
It can take us to wherever
Sending us on silent wings
But I have broken
All the rules of love
I never dreamed that I could
Come this far
And now I'm lost in my emotions
You're becoming my devotion
There's nothing I can do
To stop this love for you
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
This feeling is forever (it is forever)
You make me feel like heaven (I feel like heaven)
My love is true when I'm with you
How could I
Have known that in your eyes (in your eyes)
I would find the deepest answers
To the questions of my heart
And how could I have known
That by your side
Was the light to fill the darkness
In the shadows of my life
But I have broken
All the rules of love
I never dreamed that I could
Come this far
And now I'm lost in my emotions
You're becoming my devotion
There's nothing I can do
To stop this love for you
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
This feeling is forever
You make me feel like heaven
My love is true when I'm with you
(Heaven, heaven)
Is what I feel when we're together
(Heaven, heaven)
Just look in my eyes and you'll see it's the truth
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
Can be like destiny
There's no way to say forever
It may not realize your dreams
And love sometimes
Is like the blowing wind
It can take us to wherever
Sending us on silent wings
But I have broken
All the rules of love
I never dreamed that I could
Come this far
And now I'm lost in my emotions
You're becoming my devotion
There's nothing I can do
To stop this love for you
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
This feeling is forever (it is forever)
You make me feel like heaven (I feel like heaven)
My love is true when I'm with you
How could I
Have known that in your eyes (in your eyes)
I would find the deepest answers
To the questions of my heart
And how could I have known
That by your side
Was the light to fill the darkness
In the shadows of my life
But I have broken
All the rules of love
I never dreamed that I could
Come this far
And now I'm lost in my emotions
You're becoming my devotion
There's nothing I can do
To stop this love for you
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
This feeling is forever
You make me feel like heaven
My love is true when I'm with you
(Heaven, heaven)
Is what I feel when we're together
(Heaven, heaven)
Just look in my eyes and you'll see it's the truth
I was not supposed to fall in love with you
I have someone else
And someone else is loving you
And I was not supposed to let this love get through
So let me say for real
Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
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