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.
Wooh, ladies and gentlemen
And all the lovers around the world
I wanna talk about the one I love (Talk about the one I love)
I know alot of times we forget
How they take good care of you
But tonight
I just wanna express the way I feel
Oh baby!
Funny how things have changed in my life now
Whether near or far I wanna be where you are
And, you're like a rose that blooms in my garden
Innocent and sweet, my love you are
But one thing I know girl
Lovin' lovin' oohh, lovin' lovin' you
Is easy, for me to do baby
And, I will feel this way till the end of time (Ooh)
Even though you've heard this a thousands times it's the truth
Oh baby!
You and I
Together for always
Baby I,
Breathe every single breathe for you baby
Ooh boy
You and I
One hell of a chemistry
Baby I,
I'm living out this life for you
Oh darling
I know that things in life are not perfect
But when it comes to you
You're all that and more baby (Ooh)
Heavens my destiny when I'm with you
The only place to be just you and me
Oh whoa oh
My life my life my life my life, is so incomplete without you baby (Oh ohh)
I will feel this way to the end of time (Yeah)
Even though you heard this a thousand times it's the truth
Whoa baby
You and I
Oh together for always
Baby I
Breathe every single breathe for you baby
Ooh boy
You and I
One hell of a chemistry
Baby I,
I'm giving up this life for you ooh
Oh baby
I love you, I love you
All of you, all of you,
You're everything baby, yeahh
Oho oho oh
I love you baby, babe yeah
I love you baby
You make me complete
Oh oh oh oh
And all the lovers around the world
I wanna talk about the one I love (Talk about the one I love)
I know alot of times we forget
How they take good care of you
But tonight
I just wanna express the way I feel
Oh baby!
Funny how things have changed in my life now
Whether near or far I wanna be where you are
And, you're like a rose that blooms in my garden
Innocent and sweet, my love you are
But one thing I know girl
Lovin' lovin' oohh, lovin' lovin' you
Is easy, for me to do baby
And, I will feel this way till the end of time (Ooh)
Even though you've heard this a thousands times it's the truth
Oh baby!
You and I
Together for always
Baby I,
Breathe every single breathe for you baby
Ooh boy
You and I
One hell of a chemistry
Baby I,
I'm living out this life for you
Oh darling
I know that things in life are not perfect
But when it comes to you
You're all that and more baby (Ooh)
Heavens my destiny when I'm with you
The only place to be just you and me
Oh whoa oh
My life my life my life my life, is so incomplete without you baby (Oh ohh)
I will feel this way to the end of time (Yeah)
Even though you heard this a thousand times it's the truth
Whoa baby
You and I
Oh together for always
Baby I
Breathe every single breathe for you baby
Ooh boy
You and I
One hell of a chemistry
Baby I,
I'm giving up this life for you ooh
Oh baby
I love you, I love you
All of you, all of you,
You're everything baby, yeahh
Oho oho oh
I love you baby, babe yeah
I love you baby
You make me complete
Oh oh oh oh
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