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.
Well you didn't stop when I told you to stop
And there was a month when I wasn't sure
If the next time I saw you out on the road
I'd have something to say, other than
"Pay all of the money that you owe"
And I would have liked to
To have something above you
To have something to hold
And know I could choose to let it grow
And I would have called you
And I'd have said "Hey
You know I'm in control
And I'll let you know
If you have to come and choose a name"
Well I am a woman
Well you know I'm a woman
But before I met you, I was only a kid
You know there were moments
When you thought you would break me
But you wanted to take me
So you did
And I will think of you
Now that we are apart
I put my hand across my gut
I plan to feed it with a heart
I'm not the girl that you remember from the start
I was only a baby
Now I am what you made me
And I will think of you
Now that we are apart
I put my hand across my gut
I plan to feed it with a heart
I'm not the girl that you remember from the start
I was only a baby
Now I am what you made me
And once you left me in the spring
And twice you left in fall
And once I tried to make a life
To keep myself in yours
Do you think of me when you are playing
The one and five in four?
Is country music what your life is for?
We almost had a baby
And there was a month when I wasn't sure
If the next time I saw you out on the road
I'd have something to say, other than
"Pay all of the money that you owe"
And I would have liked to
To have something above you
To have something to hold
And know I could choose to let it grow
And I would have called you
And I'd have said "Hey
You know I'm in control
And I'll let you know
If you have to come and choose a name"
Well I am a woman
Well you know I'm a woman
But before I met you, I was only a kid
You know there were moments
When you thought you would break me
But you wanted to take me
So you did
And I will think of you
Now that we are apart
I put my hand across my gut
I plan to feed it with a heart
I'm not the girl that you remember from the start
I was only a baby
Now I am what you made me
And I will think of you
Now that we are apart
I put my hand across my gut
I plan to feed it with a heart
I'm not the girl that you remember from the start
I was only a baby
Now I am what you made me
And once you left me in the spring
And twice you left in fall
And once I tried to make a life
To keep myself in yours
Do you think of me when you are playing
The one and five in four?
Is country music what your life is for?
We almost had a baby
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