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.
Ha ha, you what time it is? Three, two, one
And I wish you would, oh, oh, oh
Come over here and show me something good
You got me thinking about, thinking about how you look
Oh, hot damn, you must have wrote the book
Oh, that girl's so fine, she must have wrote the book
And every second is electric like a thousand volts
Not to mention, my intention's only natural
And your affection is the question I've yet to close
And I'm close
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the A-O-A
And you know I could, oh, oh, oh
Come over there and give you something good
I bet you're thinking about, thinking about how you're hooked
Oh, on me now, you know I wrote the book
Oh, with a touch like mine, I must have wrote the book
'Cause every second is electric like a thousand volts
Not to mention, my intention's only natural
And your affection is the question, I've yet to close
And I'm close
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
And every second I'm infected and without a cure
And I'm positive you're someone who's worth fighting for
You just got that something more
Plus I'm really sure
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
Oh, you must have wrote the book
And I wish you would, oh, oh, oh
Come over here and show me something good
You got me thinking about, thinking about how you look
Oh, hot damn, you must have wrote the book
Oh, that girl's so fine, she must have wrote the book
And every second is electric like a thousand volts
Not to mention, my intention's only natural
And your affection is the question I've yet to close
And I'm close
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the A-O-A
And you know I could, oh, oh, oh
Come over there and give you something good
I bet you're thinking about, thinking about how you're hooked
Oh, on me now, you know I wrote the book
Oh, with a touch like mine, I must have wrote the book
'Cause every second is electric like a thousand volts
Not to mention, my intention's only natural
And your affection is the question, I've yet to close
And I'm close
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
And every second I'm infected and without a cure
And I'm positive you're someone who's worth fighting for
You just got that something more
Plus I'm really sure
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
You keep giving me looks when you come my way
The way you're shaking me up, it's like an earthquake
You keep giving me looks that I can't escape
You make my heart pulse race with the AOA
Oh, you must have wrote the book
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It's Only Natural Lyrics as written by Mike Green Jason Centeno
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I saw the Higher a couple weeks ago. They were absolutely amazing. <3.
At the end of the show at the merch tables, I asked Seth Trotter (lead vocalist and song writer of TH) what 'the book' represented.
He said (this is probably paraphrased now) "I'm really glad you ask me that. It's about back in the time of Shakspere, when he wrote Romeo and Juliet, there was a dating ettiquette book, that dictated everything from how girl kissed to how a guy was supposed to treat a girl. The book was it, that was the rule then. And that stemmed and just inspired the lyrics. Ya know?"
There you have it. I think that is too cool. :)