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.
Can't stop
Stealing me all day
I hope that you love
Pull me up
Given up the gold
Of our love
I guess I'm gonna ask too much
Don't shoot, baby I'm coming
Oh my love for you, the taste of home
'Cause you love fire
I float until I start to dream
I didn't wanna feed you something wrong
Keep tellin' me all the things that I'm supposed to be
'Cause you can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
Well you can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
Baby you don't care no more
Baby you don't care no more
Well, next time down there's a light to show
Breaking that spring, yeah, loving the cold
Something I give little namaste
I'm the old king, yeah take it away
Open my heart, it's a loving stone
Baby, I don't care no more
You can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
Stealing me all day
I hope that you love
Pull me up
Given up the gold
Of our love
I guess I'm gonna ask too much
Don't shoot, baby I'm coming
Oh my love for you, the taste of home
'Cause you love fire
I float until I start to dream
I didn't wanna feed you something wrong
Keep tellin' me all the things that I'm supposed to be
'Cause you can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
Well you can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
Baby you don't care no more
Baby you don't care no more
Well, next time down there's a light to show
Breaking that spring, yeah, loving the cold
Something I give little namaste
I'm the old king, yeah take it away
Open my heart, it's a loving stone
Baby, I don't care no more
You can't love me like you wanna, yeah, you, oh oh
You can't keep on running
Protecting the wall inside your heart
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