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.
Enjoy Yourself
Ooh
Ooh...ooh...
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I'm goin' out tonight
And I'm lookin' right
Just like I knew I would
And there's a party goin' on
And I'm pretty sure
I'm about to get my freak on
My hair and my nails is done
Now I wanna go out and have some fun
Come here, baby, won't you take a ride with me
(Won't you take a ride with me)
We can cruise around in my Escalade
Pick up my homegirls along the way
I'm not standin' on no line
('Cause I'm just too damn fine so)
Don't fight, be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me
Hold tight (Hold tight), it's all good (It's all good)
But don't wait up for me (Baby, just enjoy yourself
With me)
Cristol's flowin' everywhere
Hands up in the air
'Cause the deejay's right on time
I know you feel my body move
And the way I groove
'Cause tonight the world is mine
You know you kinda look good to me (Good to me)
Now take a shot of some Hennessy (Hennessy)
And conversate in the back until the till the break of
Dawn
But I know what you wanna do (What you wanna do)
So come let's give a sign, I wanna do it too (I wanna
Do it too)
So I wanna see what you got for me
('Cause tonight there is no stoppin' me)
Don't fight, be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me (Enjoy yourself with me)
Hold tight, it's all good (It's all good)
But don't (Ho, oh) wait up for me (Don't you wait up
For me)
Don't fight (Don't fight), be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me (Enjoy yourself with me)
Hold tight (Hold tight), it's all good (It's all good)
But don't (Don't) wait up for me (Baby, just enjoy
Yourself with me)
Yeah, yeah
Come on
Baby, yeah
Don't fight, be free
Enjoy yourself with me
Hold tight, it's all good, good, good
But don't wait up for me, yeah...Hey...
It's all good
Better enjoy yourself
Wanna get to know yourself
Gonna be by yourself with me
With me, with me, yeah, yeah
We could sip ??? And Hennessy
Baby, you can be with me
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself with me
Baby, We could sip ??? And Hennessy
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
Ooh
Ooh...ooh...
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I'm goin' out tonight
And I'm lookin' right
Just like I knew I would
And there's a party goin' on
And I'm pretty sure
I'm about to get my freak on
My hair and my nails is done
Now I wanna go out and have some fun
Come here, baby, won't you take a ride with me
(Won't you take a ride with me)
We can cruise around in my Escalade
Pick up my homegirls along the way
I'm not standin' on no line
('Cause I'm just too damn fine so)
Don't fight, be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me
Hold tight (Hold tight), it's all good (It's all good)
But don't wait up for me (Baby, just enjoy yourself
With me)
Cristol's flowin' everywhere
Hands up in the air
'Cause the deejay's right on time
I know you feel my body move
And the way I groove
'Cause tonight the world is mine
You know you kinda look good to me (Good to me)
Now take a shot of some Hennessy (Hennessy)
And conversate in the back until the till the break of
Dawn
But I know what you wanna do (What you wanna do)
So come let's give a sign, I wanna do it too (I wanna
Do it too)
So I wanna see what you got for me
('Cause tonight there is no stoppin' me)
Don't fight, be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me (Enjoy yourself with me)
Hold tight, it's all good (It's all good)
But don't (Ho, oh) wait up for me (Don't you wait up
For me)
Don't fight (Don't fight), be free (Be free)
Enjoy yourself with me (Enjoy yourself with me)
Hold tight (Hold tight), it's all good (It's all good)
But don't (Don't) wait up for me (Baby, just enjoy
Yourself with me)
Yeah, yeah
Come on
Baby, yeah
Don't fight, be free
Enjoy yourself with me
Hold tight, it's all good, good, good
But don't wait up for me, yeah...Hey...
It's all good
Better enjoy yourself
Wanna get to know yourself
Gonna be by yourself with me
With me, with me, yeah, yeah
We could sip ??? And Hennessy
Baby, you can be with me
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself with me
Baby, We could sip ??? And Hennessy
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
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Enjoy Yourself/Love Me Interlude Lyrics as written by Keir Lamont Gist Tanya Von
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