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.
With bitter hands
You touch and go
The first to spell it out
The last to really know
She's such a snowflake
I should've known by the way she drives
A walkin' earthquake
Tellin' the time, minus the fives
And she says;
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy, I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin me out girl)
She moves with such speed
Her words are just a blur
The alcohol speaks to me
Instead of her
She uses distraction
To get a reaction
But it won't work tonight
Girl, you're so in love
With some shit I said, love
Hear her as she lies
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Hey girl
I forgot, I don't know you
I can't smell you
So I can't see you
It's an illusion
You only see my positive
When there's so much negative
Most of the time I'm outta my freakin' mind
So you and me would have cinderblocks for shoes
He ain't nobody but Mikey's little brother
You want Nobu? Girl, I'm thinkin' Smoothie King
You just wanna ride in my car
Because you think I'm a star
Hey, you got all my records?
Please, darling, please
I don't count used CDs and fake MP3s
It's not who you know
It's who you are
And I just wanna make this simple and plain
(Game recognize game)
At the show throwin' thongs
Cause you like catchy songs
You're wired all wrong
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
You touch and go
The first to spell it out
The last to really know
She's such a snowflake
I should've known by the way she drives
A walkin' earthquake
Tellin' the time, minus the fives
And she says;
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy, I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin me out girl)
She moves with such speed
Her words are just a blur
The alcohol speaks to me
Instead of her
She uses distraction
To get a reaction
But it won't work tonight
Girl, you're so in love
With some shit I said, love
Hear her as she lies
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Hey girl
I forgot, I don't know you
I can't smell you
So I can't see you
It's an illusion
You only see my positive
When there's so much negative
Most of the time I'm outta my freakin' mind
So you and me would have cinderblocks for shoes
He ain't nobody but Mikey's little brother
You want Nobu? Girl, I'm thinkin' Smoothie King
You just wanna ride in my car
Because you think I'm a star
Hey, you got all my records?
Please, darling, please
I don't count used CDs and fake MP3s
It's not who you know
It's who you are
And I just wanna make this simple and plain
(Game recognize game)
At the show throwin' thongs
Cause you like catchy songs
You're wired all wrong
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
It could be so much better
(Yeah?)
Let's spend some time together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
Boy I've got all your records
(Yeah?)
Let's spend the night together
(I don't know
You're freakin' me out girl)
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