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.
Ayo B, What up A?
What we want? Want them to say, woo
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
If you say you want me, yeah
You say you want me
If you do the right thing, we can be together
I'm not easy, yeah, you gotta work for it
I'm the real thing, yeah, you gotta please me
All that talk, and boy you better walk it
All that frontin' and that's not how you do it
If you really need me like you say you need me
Baby, better show me, baby, better come and say
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
What you gonna do when somebody convinces me
To believe that he can do it better?
Send me gifts and showin' me the romance
All this, this and that, can you do better?
All I'm saying is love is what I'm looking for
If you wanna keep me, baby, gotta love me more
If you really want me, like you say you want me
If you really need me, baby, better come and say
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (woo)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
If you need me, baby, work it out (uh)
Gotta work it out, gotta work it out (yeah)
If you love me, baby, work it out (woo)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (come on)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
Gotta work it out (yeah), gotta work it out (sing)
If you want my love and all of my time
Part of my plans and part of my mind
All of the things that you wanna do
But make sure your love for me's true to you
Oh, if you show me, baby, believe
So many possibilities
Oh, we can look to infinity
If you wanna be with me, oh
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (one, two, three, go)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (woo)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
If you need me, baby, work it out (uh)
Gotta work it out, gotta work it out (yeah)
If you love me, baby, work it out (woo)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (come on)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
Gotta work it out (yeah), gotta work it out (sing)
What we want? Want them to say, woo
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
If you say you want me, yeah
You say you want me
If you do the right thing, we can be together
I'm not easy, yeah, you gotta work for it
I'm the real thing, yeah, you gotta please me
All that talk, and boy you better walk it
All that frontin' and that's not how you do it
If you really need me like you say you need me
Baby, better show me, baby, better come and say
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter for me (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
What you gonna do when somebody convinces me
To believe that he can do it better?
Send me gifts and showin' me the romance
All this, this and that, can you do better?
All I'm saying is love is what I'm looking for
If you wanna keep me, baby, gotta love me more
If you really want me, like you say you want me
If you really need me, baby, better come and say
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (oh)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (woo)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
If you need me, baby, work it out (uh)
Gotta work it out, gotta work it out (yeah)
If you love me, baby, work it out (woo)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (come on)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
Gotta work it out (yeah), gotta work it out (sing)
If you want my love and all of my time
Part of my plans and part of my mind
All of the things that you wanna do
But make sure your love for me's true to you
Oh, if you show me, baby, believe
So many possibilities
Oh, we can look to infinity
If you wanna be with me, oh
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put it in a love song (put it in a love song)
Say you need me, say you need me
Then write it in a letter form (oh, oh-oh)
Say you want me, say you want me
Then text me on the cell phone (text me on my cell phone)
Say you love me, say you love me
Then put me in a love song (one, two, three, go)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (woo)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
If you need me, baby, work it out (uh)
Gotta work it out, gotta work it out (yeah)
If you love me, baby, work it out (woo)
Gotta work it, baby, work it out (come on)
If you want me, baby, work it out (yeah)
Gotta work it out (yeah), gotta work it out (sing)
Lyrics submitted by Iantuition
Put It In a Love Song Lyrics as written by Kaseem Dean Alicia Augello-cook
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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