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.
I can't stand to see it no more the way you're living with a
Goddess
But you treat her like a slave and you can't hold her back anymore
She's like a dreamer in a dungeon or an Angel in a cave
And I'll be closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
But if you give me your girl and then you give me your trust
And if you give me till the end of the night-
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
You can't hide anymore you had a chance and you blew it
And you'll never get it back and your holiness was never so pure
She needs a fire in the heart and not a stabbing in the back
And I've been closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
But if you give me your girl and then you give me your trust
And if you give me till the end of the night -
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
When the screws are tightnin' and the tears are falling
I can hear her crying out to be saved and like a bolt of lightning
I go answer the call but then
She's singing like a siren to me over the waves
I never wanted to take away your lover
Until I heard her cry out to be saved
I always thought of you as one of my brothers
But she's singing like a siren to me over the waves
Singing like a siren to me over the waves
There ain't no holding me down
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Goddess
But you treat her like a slave and you can't hold her back anymore
She's like a dreamer in a dungeon or an Angel in a cave
And I'll be closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
But if you give me your girl and then you give me your trust
And if you give me till the end of the night-
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
You can't hide anymore you had a chance and you blew it
And you'll never get it back and your holiness was never so pure
She needs a fire in the heart and not a stabbing in the back
And I've been closer to you now than any other boy
So you know what I'm saying is true you're gonna break her up
And tear her down and fade her away
And then there's no telling what I'm gonna do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
I'll make you pay for everything that you do
But if you give me your girl and then you give me your trust
And if you give me till the end of the night -
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna take her every moment that she wanted to live
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
When the screws are tightnin' and the tears are falling
I can hear her crying out to be saved and like a bolt of lightning
I go answer the call but then
She's singing like a siren to me over the waves
I never wanted to take away your lover
Until I heard her cry out to be saved
I always thought of you as one of my brothers
But she's singing like a siren to me over the waves
Singing like a siren to me over the waves
There ain't no holding me down
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
I'll let her shine like a jewell in the crown of the holy sun
You turned her into a ghost but she'll be burning when the night is
done
You gotta give me your girl and your trust
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Gonna give her everything you always wanted to give
I'm gonna love her for both of us
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
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I agree with what people have said before, but I also whenever I hear the song it reminds me of the relationship between Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman -- the bitterness there was between them, the fact that he'd write the songs while Meat would sing them, and the fact that eventually he recorded his own album...
Its about a guy treating his girlfriend badly, and his best mate saying, "look fella, you're with a top girl and you treat like rubbish, I love you like a brother, but if you dont do something about this, I will."
thats exactly what its about but then 2 b honest its pretty obvious. its a fantastic song tho