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.
Just because I love you
Doesn't mean I don't get mad
It just means I won't stay mad for long
Just because I love you
Doesn't mean I don't have bad days
Sometimes I wanna be alone
Just because I love you
Doesn't mean I'm a robot
I am a human being with feelings
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gonna love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa
Sup so so, sup so so, sup so so supa
Just because I'm your lady
Don't mean you can't treat me like a baby
Sometimes rock me to sleep in your arms
You call me a woman
But every now and then
I wanna feel like a little girl
Don't I make your world better?
Don't I make you feel better?
Oh baby ain't my love the best you ever had?
So why you gotta do me like that that
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gon' love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
I know I'm extraordinary
But you can't expect me
To be on 10 all the time
I'd lose my mind
Yea, I could go crazy
Wearing this S all day
Across my chest all day, I'm sayin'
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gon' love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa, supa
Sup so so supa
Gotta be somewhere all the time, baby
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa
I can't be supa all the time
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
S on my chest
Doesn't mean I don't get mad
It just means I won't stay mad for long
Just because I love you
Doesn't mean I don't have bad days
Sometimes I wanna be alone
Just because I love you
Doesn't mean I'm a robot
I am a human being with feelings
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gonna love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa
Sup so so, sup so so, sup so so supa
Just because I'm your lady
Don't mean you can't treat me like a baby
Sometimes rock me to sleep in your arms
You call me a woman
But every now and then
I wanna feel like a little girl
Don't I make your world better?
Don't I make you feel better?
Oh baby ain't my love the best you ever had?
So why you gotta do me like that that
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gon' love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
I know I'm extraordinary
But you can't expect me
To be on 10 all the time
I'd lose my mind
Yea, I could go crazy
Wearing this S all day
Across my chest all day, I'm sayin'
Oh, let me get this straight
You got an attitude
'Cause I don't wanna do things your way
I can't believe this, I don't need this
I'mma find somebody that's gon' love me
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
Have an S on my chest
Yes S on my chest
I can't be supa all the time
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa, supa
Sup so so supa
Gotta be somewhere all the time, baby
Sup so so supa
Sup so so supa
I can't be supa all the time
When I'm not pretty when I don't look my best
When I don't feel like I gotta have an S on my chest
S on my chest
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Supa Lyrics as written by Harold Lily Patrick Hayes
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