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.
Now, baby, come on
Don't claim that love you never let me feel
I shoulda known
'Cause you brought nothin' real
Come on be a man about it, you won't die
I ain't got no more tears to cry and I can't take this no more
You now I gotta let it go
And you know
I'm outta love, set me free
And let me out this misery
Just show me the way to get my life again
'Cause you can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see
Baby, that you've gotta set me free?
I'm outta love, yeah
Said, how many times
Have I tried to turn this love around?
But every time you just let me down
Come on be a man about it, you'll survive
Sure that you can work it out alright
Tell me, yesterday did you know
I'd be the one to let you go?
And you know
I'm outta love, set me free (set me free, yeah)
And let me out this misery (go, let me out this misery, yeah)
Show me the way to get my life again
You can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see (I'm outta love)
Baby, that you gotta set me free?
I'm outta
Let me get over you (over you)
The way you gotten over me too, yeah (yeah)
Seems like my time has come and now I'm movin' on
I'll be stronger
I'm outta love, set me free (set me free)
And let me out this misery (yeah)
Show me the way (show me the way) to get my life again (my life again)
You can't handle me (no no, no no)
Said, I'm outta love (I'm outta love), set me free (set me free)
And let me out this misery (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Show me the way to get my life again
You can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see (can't you see)
Baby, that you gotta set me free?
I'm outta love, yeah
I'm outta love, set me free (no, no-no-no, yeah)
And let me out this misery (out this misery)
Show me the way to get my life again
And you can't handle me (no, no, no, no, yeah)
Said, I'm outta love, set me free (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah)
Let me out this misery
Don't claim that love you never let me feel
I shoulda known
'Cause you brought nothin' real
Come on be a man about it, you won't die
I ain't got no more tears to cry and I can't take this no more
You now I gotta let it go
And you know
I'm outta love, set me free
And let me out this misery
Just show me the way to get my life again
'Cause you can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see
Baby, that you've gotta set me free?
I'm outta love, yeah
Said, how many times
Have I tried to turn this love around?
But every time you just let me down
Come on be a man about it, you'll survive
Sure that you can work it out alright
Tell me, yesterday did you know
I'd be the one to let you go?
And you know
I'm outta love, set me free (set me free, yeah)
And let me out this misery (go, let me out this misery, yeah)
Show me the way to get my life again
You can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see (I'm outta love)
Baby, that you gotta set me free?
I'm outta
Let me get over you (over you)
The way you gotten over me too, yeah (yeah)
Seems like my time has come and now I'm movin' on
I'll be stronger
I'm outta love, set me free (set me free)
And let me out this misery (yeah)
Show me the way (show me the way) to get my life again (my life again)
You can't handle me (no no, no no)
Said, I'm outta love (I'm outta love), set me free (set me free)
And let me out this misery (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Show me the way to get my life again
You can't handle me
Said, I'm outta love, can't you see (can't you see)
Baby, that you gotta set me free?
I'm outta love, yeah
I'm outta love, set me free (no, no-no-no, yeah)
And let me out this misery (out this misery)
Show me the way to get my life again
And you can't handle me (no, no, no, no, yeah)
Said, I'm outta love, set me free (oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah)
Let me out this misery
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I'm Outta Love Lyrics as written by Sam Watters Louis Biancaniello
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