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.
Love the way you're looking from down here
Come a little bit closer babe, let me feel it
Your body feels so soft against my skin
There's nothing left to do but let me in it
Once I get you in my bed
Girl you wanna go and tell all your friends
'Cause I'm about to give you bragging rights to everything we did last night
I like the way you bite your lip when I, when I hit that spot
Scratches on my back, they're showing what it is right now
And I don't want it to stop
When we're making love
When we make love, oh baby
Every move you make it feels so right
I don't ever want it to end baby
How bout we make it last all night, you can be my forever lady
Girl you going crazy, screaming my name right now
'Cause I'm hitting that spot
Bed is shakin', your knees is grazing, you know what it is right now
And I don't want it to stop
When we're making love
Tonight let's wake up the neighbors baby
When we make love, oh baby
Girl I wanna give you all of me
So don't obey, just let yourself go
Let your love rain down on me
Feeling so good I have you begging for more
When we're making love
Girl when you scream my name it let's me know, it let's me know I'm doing my thing
When we make love
I don't wanna hold back baby, I don't wanna hold back baby
When we make love
Let your body on mine
When we make love
Why your legs all up in the air like that
I ain't complaining 'cause I like em up there, like that
Come a little bit closer babe, let me feel it
Your body feels so soft against my skin
There's nothing left to do but let me in it
Once I get you in my bed
Girl you wanna go and tell all your friends
'Cause I'm about to give you bragging rights to everything we did last night
I like the way you bite your lip when I, when I hit that spot
Scratches on my back, they're showing what it is right now
And I don't want it to stop
When we're making love
When we make love, oh baby
Every move you make it feels so right
I don't ever want it to end baby
How bout we make it last all night, you can be my forever lady
Girl you going crazy, screaming my name right now
'Cause I'm hitting that spot
Bed is shakin', your knees is grazing, you know what it is right now
And I don't want it to stop
When we're making love
Tonight let's wake up the neighbors baby
When we make love, oh baby
Girl I wanna give you all of me
So don't obey, just let yourself go
Let your love rain down on me
Feeling so good I have you begging for more
When we're making love
Girl when you scream my name it let's me know, it let's me know I'm doing my thing
When we make love
I don't wanna hold back baby, I don't wanna hold back baby
When we make love
Let your body on mine
When we make love
Why your legs all up in the air like that
I ain't complaining 'cause I like em up there, like that
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When We Make Love Lyrics as written by Marsha Ambrosius Tyrese Darnell Gibson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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