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.
And I said, baby
And I said, baby
And I said, baby
And I said, baby
And I said, baby, I'm all alone
I need you now
Come stay with me so that we can be somehow
Said baby, your hold-me-down is my design
Come stay with me so that we can be much higher
I don't wanna be there tonight
You make me low, you make me crawl
And make me harder
And you, wanna be the one that makes me up
You make me love
Don't make me help and make me odder
And you don't wanna be like I'm the face that
You never wanted
Be out, fine, take that
You wait for love, telling me to go, go, go
Don't ever leave me
You're feeling like you don't mind
Thinking that you want to go
Don't ever leave me
You're feeling like you don't mind
Thinking that you want to go
Don't ever leave me alone
And this is how you find
I'll make it and you know, know, know
Don't ever leave me
Never leave me out
Never leave me
Don't try to make me
I just called you up to get that play by play, that play by play
Don't ever leave me alone
I just called you up to get that play by play
And I said, baby
And I said, baby
And I said, baby
And I said, baby, I'm all alone
I need you now
Come stay with me so that we can be somehow
Said baby, your hold-me-down is my design
Come stay with me so that we can be much higher
I don't wanna be there tonight
You make me low, you make me crawl
And make me harder
And you, wanna be the one that makes me up
You make me love
Don't make me help and make me odder
And you don't wanna be like I'm the face that
You never wanted
Be out, fine, take that
You wait for love, telling me to go, go, go
Don't ever leave me
You're feeling like you don't mind
Thinking that you want to go
Don't ever leave me
You're feeling like you don't mind
Thinking that you want to go
Don't ever leave me alone
And this is how you find
I'll make it and you know, know, know
Don't ever leave me
Never leave me out
Never leave me
Don't try to make me
I just called you up to get that play by play, that play by play
Don't ever leave me alone
I just called you up to get that play by play
Lyrics submitted by SnowIsGone
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