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.
I said if you leave me I go crazy
'Cause I know it's true now
You got the power, and I want you to try me
'Cause I don't mind
Don't leave me bewildered
'Cause this old heart can't stand no more
And if you leave me , if you leave me, there's one thing I can't do now
'Cause there's only one thing I can say
There is only one thing I can do now
There's only one thing I can say
There's only one thing I can say
I lost someone, my love
Someone who's greater
Than the stars above
Someone who I need
Someone who don't
Let my heart bleed
Someone that's the one
That's the someone
That's the someone that I lost
Don't go to strangers
Come on home to me
I love you tomorrow
I love you today
Help me, help me
I'm so weak
Gee whiz, I love you
I'm so weak
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
Sometime I get a little trouble
Sometime I get a little trouble
But let me hear you saying yeah
Let me hear you saying yeah
Say a little bit louder
Say a little bit louder
I love you tomorrow
I love
I want you to come over
I want you to come over
I need your love so bad now
I need your love so bad now
I just want you, I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
Love me
Love me
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
Help me somebody
Help me somebody
Help me somebody
I love you tomorrow
I, I lost someone
A million to one
Ten thousand people
Under my false sun
Who need someone
Someone, the only one
That someone who needs someone now
I need someone to care for
Care for, just that someone now
I got something I want tell everybody
And I got something I everybody to understand now
Y'Know we all make mistakes sometimes
And all the ways we can correct our mistakes
We got to try one more time
So I got sing this song to you one more time
I want you to know that I'm not singing this song for myself now
I'm not singing the song only for myself now
I'm sing it for you too
And if I say stuff that makes you feel good inside
When I say that little thing
I say that little part that might sting you in your heart now
I want to hear your scream
I want to hear say ahhh
I love you tomorrow
Like I love you today
I'm so weak
Don't take my heart away
Come on, come on
Gee whiz, I love you
And don't go strangers
Come on home to me
Come on home to me
I don't you to go see my next door neighbor
But I'll feel better if you come on home to me
You don't have to tell me me
But I believe somebody over here, loves someone
And I believe somebody over here loves someone
And I believe somebody over here loves someone
I said it's getting a little cold outside
I want you to know what I'm talking about
I said it's getting a little cold outside
And everybody need somebody, everybody need somebody
Everybody need somebody
You know I like to sing this song
You know I like to sing this song
It makes me think about good things
It makes me think about good things
It makes me think about good things
I feel alrigth
I feel so good I want to scream
I want to scream
I feel like I want to scream
'Cause I know it's true now
You got the power, and I want you to try me
'Cause I don't mind
Don't leave me bewildered
'Cause this old heart can't stand no more
And if you leave me , if you leave me, there's one thing I can't do now
'Cause there's only one thing I can say
There is only one thing I can do now
There's only one thing I can say
There's only one thing I can say
I lost someone, my love
Someone who's greater
Than the stars above
Someone who I need
Someone who don't
Let my heart bleed
Someone that's the one
That's the someone
That's the someone that I lost
Don't go to strangers
Come on home to me
I love you tomorrow
I love you today
Help me, help me
I'm so weak
Gee whiz, I love you
I'm so weak
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
Sometime I get a little trouble
Sometime I get a little trouble
But let me hear you saying yeah
Let me hear you saying yeah
Say a little bit louder
Say a little bit louder
I love you tomorrow
I love
I want you to come over
I want you to come over
I need your love so bad now
I need your love so bad now
I just want you, I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
I love you tomorrow
Love me
Love me
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
I'm so weak
Help me somebody
Help me somebody
Help me somebody
I love you tomorrow
I, I lost someone
A million to one
Ten thousand people
Under my false sun
Who need someone
Someone, the only one
That someone who needs someone now
I need someone to care for
Care for, just that someone now
I got something I want tell everybody
And I got something I everybody to understand now
Y'Know we all make mistakes sometimes
And all the ways we can correct our mistakes
We got to try one more time
So I got sing this song to you one more time
I want you to know that I'm not singing this song for myself now
I'm not singing the song only for myself now
I'm sing it for you too
And if I say stuff that makes you feel good inside
When I say that little thing
I say that little part that might sting you in your heart now
I want to hear your scream
I want to hear say ahhh
I love you tomorrow
Like I love you today
I'm so weak
Don't take my heart away
Come on, come on
Gee whiz, I love you
And don't go strangers
Come on home to me
Come on home to me
I don't you to go see my next door neighbor
But I'll feel better if you come on home to me
You don't have to tell me me
But I believe somebody over here, loves someone
And I believe somebody over here loves someone
And I believe somebody over here loves someone
I said it's getting a little cold outside
I want you to know what I'm talking about
I said it's getting a little cold outside
And everybody need somebody, everybody need somebody
Everybody need somebody
You know I like to sing this song
You know I like to sing this song
It makes me think about good things
It makes me think about good things
It makes me think about good things
I feel alrigth
I feel so good I want to scream
I want to scream
I feel like I want to scream
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