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.
We've gotta make a move, take a chance while the night is young
A sweet romance, though we fuss and fight
You're my song and dance almost every night
Your heart is mine, yeah
We break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
We've come a long long way from the world
We knew and the jest we played in our neighborhood
No matter what they say about me and you
We live the way we do, the way we do, yeah
We break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
Oh, you better believe it, darling
Oh, you better believe it
We don't need it
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
Oh, you better believe it, darling
Oh, you better believe it
We don't need it
I wanna be with you in every room
I wanna walk with you as bride and groom
Though we crash and burn, we're still in bloom
It's a given thing, you're my hope
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
A sweet romance, though we fuss and fight
You're my song and dance almost every night
Your heart is mine, yeah
We break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
We've come a long long way from the world
We knew and the jest we played in our neighborhood
No matter what they say about me and you
We live the way we do, the way we do, yeah
We break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
Oh, you better believe it, darling
Oh, you better believe it
We don't need it
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
Oh, you better believe it, darling
Oh, you better believe it
We don't need it
I wanna be with you in every room
I wanna walk with you as bride and groom
Though we crash and burn, we're still in bloom
It's a given thing, you're my hope
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
So we break up a little bit
Make up a little bit, shake up a little bit
Try some harder and that's just apart of it
It's all for a little bit of love
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A Little Bit of Love Lyrics as written by Andreas Johnson
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