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.
One, two, three
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
You gave me something like loving
And took me in so soon
You took my feelings from nothing
Came back at noon
And just meet me, I'm ready
To show myself to you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
You make my wishes as much as
Your kisses make me blue
If I'm a river, where will you escape away to?
But maybe I'm ready, I'm falling into you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
(Free me, free me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move
And touch my inner smile
Come get my inner smile
Smile, smile, yeah, yeah
Sometimes I need to be alone (yeah)
There's times I need for you to phone (ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sometimes you make me feel so high
There's times I ask myself why
Sometimes I need to be alone
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
You gave me something like loving
And took me in so soon
You took my feelings from nothing
Came back at noon
And just meet me, I'm ready
To show myself to you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
You make my wishes as much as
Your kisses make me blue
If I'm a river, where will you escape away to?
But maybe I'm ready, I'm falling into you
So if I lose my patience
You must try to understand (try to understand)
And if I lose my patience, oh yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move and free me
(Free me, free me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
'Cause you make me feel
'Cause you make me feel wild
You touch my inner smile
You got me in the mood
So come on and make your move
And touch my inner smile
Come get my inner smile
Smile, smile, yeah, yeah
Sometimes I need to be alone (yeah)
There's times I need for you to phone (ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sometimes you make me feel so high
There's times I ask myself why
Sometimes I need to be alone
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joiedevivre, I agree with you - I think she's talking specifically about sex, not just love in general: The rhythmic "yeah, yeah, yeah"s; "you make me feel wild"; "if I loose my patience, please try to understand".
This song always makes me think of Harold Shipman, though ( a doctor / serial killer - see bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/shipman.shtml ) - "if I loose my PATIENTS, please try to understand"!