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.
I think I've fallen in love with a girl and it's serious
Oh, that's great news Bret, tell me 'bout that girl that's so serious
Oh, well I don't really know her
Oh, that don't sound so serious
We're serious, I'm delirious
Sounds serious
Yeah
That's cool, I met a new girl too
Have you?
Yeah
One of those girls you met on the net?
No, we really met
Well, that's great news
What's she like, what does she do?
All I know, dog is that she's careless with her dog
I'm not sure what she does, but she makes me want her
She makes me wanna get on top of her
Oh, that sounds great, man, that sounds great hey, wait!
What?
Maybe I'm crazy but when did you meet this lady?
Just then
When?
Then
Right then?
Right then
Where?
Here
Over there?
Over there
Over there, there?
Over there, there, there!
Just now?
Just now
How'd you meet your lady?
I was going for a jog and she'd lost a dog
I was running in the area and she'd lost a terrier
Was this about 20 seconds ago?
No, about 23 seconds ago
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no,
Oh no, no, no, oh no, no no
What?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
No, I'm thinking what I'm thinking
So you're not thinking what I'm thinking?
No, cause you're thinking I'm thinking what you're thinking!
Are you talking about a girl with a beautiful smile?
Yeah!
Like strawberry wild?
Yeah! Yeah!
Blueberry track suit pants!
White chocolate skin!
And socks!
That sounds like her!
Hang on a minute
Stop the track
Eugene, stop the track!
Do you mean the girl who came up to us when
We were running in the park just now and she was looking for her epileptic dog?
Yeah, that's the girl!
Was her name Brahbrah?
No, I think it was Barbara
Her name was Brahbrah
It's was Barbara, there's no such name as Brahbrah
It's Brahbrah
It's Barbara
It was Brahbrah
Barbara
Brahbrah
Barbara
Brahbrah
Brahbrah
Barbara
Bret, she was looking at me
No, she was looking at me
Bret, she was looking at me, she had her eye on my knee
Dog, I'm sorry she had her eye on my guns
Oh you loco, she was checking out my buns
No bro, she had an eye on me
She had an eye on me
How could she have a eye on both of us?
Wait a minute, you talking about a girl with a lazy eye?
I think she might had a slightly lazy eye!
We're both in love with a sexy lady with a eye that's lazy the girl goes fly
With the funky eye, she's smokin' with the another's broken I think is hot
The way she looks left alot
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Oh, that's great news Bret, tell me 'bout that girl that's so serious
Oh, well I don't really know her
Oh, that don't sound so serious
We're serious, I'm delirious
Sounds serious
Yeah
That's cool, I met a new girl too
Have you?
Yeah
One of those girls you met on the net?
No, we really met
Well, that's great news
What's she like, what does she do?
All I know, dog is that she's careless with her dog
I'm not sure what she does, but she makes me want her
She makes me wanna get on top of her
Oh, that sounds great, man, that sounds great hey, wait!
What?
Maybe I'm crazy but when did you meet this lady?
Just then
When?
Then
Right then?
Right then
Where?
Here
Over there?
Over there
Over there, there?
Over there, there, there!
Just now?
Just now
How'd you meet your lady?
I was going for a jog and she'd lost a dog
I was running in the area and she'd lost a terrier
Was this about 20 seconds ago?
No, about 23 seconds ago
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no,
Oh no, no, no, oh no, no no
What?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
No, I'm thinking what I'm thinking
So you're not thinking what I'm thinking?
No, cause you're thinking I'm thinking what you're thinking!
Are you talking about a girl with a beautiful smile?
Yeah!
Like strawberry wild?
Yeah! Yeah!
Blueberry track suit pants!
White chocolate skin!
And socks!
That sounds like her!
Hang on a minute
Stop the track
Eugene, stop the track!
Do you mean the girl who came up to us when
We were running in the park just now and she was looking for her epileptic dog?
Yeah, that's the girl!
Was her name Brahbrah?
No, I think it was Barbara
Her name was Brahbrah
It's was Barbara, there's no such name as Brahbrah
It's Brahbrah
It's Barbara
It was Brahbrah
Barbara
Brahbrah
Barbara
Brahbrah
Brahbrah
Barbara
Bret, she was looking at me
No, she was looking at me
Bret, she was looking at me, she had her eye on my knee
Dog, I'm sorry she had her eye on my guns
Oh you loco, she was checking out my buns
No bro, she had an eye on me
She had an eye on me
How could she have a eye on both of us?
Wait a minute, you talking about a girl with a lazy eye?
I think she might had a slightly lazy eye!
We're both in love with a sexy lady with a eye that's lazy the girl goes fly
With the funky eye, she's smokin' with the another's broken I think is hot
The way she looks left alot
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by The Nerdy Bandit
We're Both in Love with a Sexy Lady Lyrics as written by Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement Bret Mckenzie
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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i think it's "with a wonky eye" instead of "funky eye"
sounds like - With a wonky eye, she's smokin' with an eye that's broken I think is hot.