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.
Baby
I finally know what I'm going after
I'm learning to let in all the laughter
Holy Molly, you're so funny
You crack me up, you crack me up
Look out
For dreams that keep returning
Cause magic ain't no hand-me-down yearning
You have to feel it
You gotta want it
The way I want you, babe
Traveling by choo-choo train, yeah
We know where, we just don't know when
Like some everlasting onion peeled by love
Never
Heard a better bad joke said out loud
You flip, flap and I wild out
Can you believe it? I can't believe it
But it's true
You're giving
Eighty billion years of giggling
A whole new world to live in
But this one's real, this one's real
This one's real
Like an old, tired kangaroo
You be one and I'll be one too
Play it goofy or play it cool, well, I don't mind
Everything that happened
You know it don't mean a thing to us
'Cause so much is going to happen
Because
You showed me
A sunset overflowing
But who cares where it's going
As long as you're next to me
I finally know what I'm going after
I'm learning to let in all the laughter
Holy Molly, you're so funny
You crack me up, you crack me up
Look out
For dreams that keep returning
Cause magic ain't no hand-me-down yearning
You have to feel it
You gotta want it
The way I want you, babe
Traveling by choo-choo train, yeah
We know where, we just don't know when
Like some everlasting onion peeled by love
Never
Heard a better bad joke said out loud
You flip, flap and I wild out
Can you believe it? I can't believe it
But it's true
You're giving
Eighty billion years of giggling
A whole new world to live in
But this one's real, this one's real
This one's real
Like an old, tired kangaroo
You be one and I'll be one too
Play it goofy or play it cool, well, I don't mind
Everything that happened
You know it don't mean a thing to us
'Cause so much is going to happen
Because
You showed me
A sunset overflowing
But who cares where it's going
As long as you're next to me
Lyrics submitted by pinksugarelephants
Baby Lyrics as written by Devendra Banhart
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Baby I finally know what im going after Im learning to let in all the laughter Holy Moley you´re so funnny you Crack me up, you crack me up
Look out for dreams that keep returning ´cause magic ain´t no hand-me-down yearning you gotta feel it you gotta want it the way i want you babe, the way i want you babe
Traveling by choo-choo train We know where we just don´t know when Like some everlasting onion that i love
Never heard a better bad joke said outloud you flip-flop and i Wall out can you believe it? i can´t belive it but it true
You´re giving eighty billion years of giggling a whole new world to live in but this one´s real, this one´s real, this one´s real
Like some hog tied Kangaroos You be one and ill be one too We can play it goofy or we can play it cool
Everything that that happened you know it doesn´t mean a thing to us cause so much is going to happen because you showed me a sunset overflowing but who cares where its going As long as you´re next to me