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.
My, how you've grown
I think I'll call you on the telephone
And tell you all the things that I've been missing
Turn out the lights
Where we're going we don't need 'em tonight
We're at your daddy's home but he's not listening
You make me crazy when you
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
You know I love it when you
Talk like that
And girl I'm crazy when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
Our time has come
Start of the race and we're ready to run
We're on a roll tonight and you won't fight it
Don't like to see
Sitting [?]
They ought to try sometime they might just like it
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
A little creepy when you
Talk like that
Girl I love it when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
You make me crazy when you
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
A little scary when you
Talk like that
But kid I love it when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
I think I'll call you on the telephone
And tell you all the things that I've been missing
Turn out the lights
Where we're going we don't need 'em tonight
We're at your daddy's home but he's not listening
You make me crazy when you
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
You know I love it when you
Talk like that
And girl I'm crazy when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
Our time has come
Start of the race and we're ready to run
We're on a roll tonight and you won't fight it
Don't like to see
Sitting [?]
They ought to try sometime they might just like it
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
A little creepy when you
Talk like that
Girl I love it when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
You make me crazy when you
Talk like that
I might go crazy when you
Talk like that
A little scary when you
Talk like that
But kid I love it when you
Talk like that
You make me crazy when you
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i'm definitely thinking the line is "send them a memo, tough tutees"
Tutee(defintion) - One who is being tutored.
i think this song is a about a forbidden relationship, between tutor and student. Originally i thought it was about phone sex, but im still unsure... Like the dad (We're at your daddy's home....But he's not listening) pays the guy to teach his daughter, but then secretly she comes onto him, and starts "talking like that" he (the guy) is conflicted with what choice he's going to make, whether they'd be pursuing her or rejecting her.
My how you've grown (he tutored her since she was a little kid, but now she's becoming a woman) I think I'll call you on the telephone And tell you all the things that I've been missing (he misses the old her, when she was a child, and not the new her who is able to tempt him/ or to tell her how he misses her, like certain parts about her, that particularily caught his eye) Turn out the lights Where we're going we don't need 'em tonight (he's going to do something reckless, and probably something sexual with her) We're at your daddy's home (he is tutoring her, at her house, at her dad's house) But he's not listening (either he is busy, or he is not home to know about what is going on with his daughter)
You make me crazy when you ("u make me crazy" refers to his mental confliction, he is going crazy deciding over what to do about/with her) Talk...Like...That...(it repeats, because she keeps on talking like that over and over again, making it harder for him to decide and if he wants to reject her) I might go crazy when you Talk...Like...That... You know I love it when you Talk...Like...That... And girl are crazy when you Talk...Like...That... You make me crazy when you
Our time has come (the time has finally come to install upon this forbidden act) Start of the race and we're ready to run (they are ready to go, both of them are prepared to do it) We're on a roll tonight and you wont fight it (she's not fighting back, because this is what she wants) Don't like to see (other peoples judgement, im guessing) Send them a memo, tough tutees (he tells them about tough tutees, like girls like her who make very hard students because they are hard to teach, as they are always fooling around all the time, or her tough nature, whether she plays hard to get, or if she is tough and rough in bed) They ought to try sometime they might just like it (he tells other tutors, that this is not a bad thing but a good thing, to try it sometimes, they may prehaps like it as well, like he did)
i absolutely love this song btw, its the best:)