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.
My love comes, and when it does
It's a crazy kind of
Selective affection
My love flows like a wise guy's tie
In the zanniest of directions
My love protection, my love erection
You better get some of my infection
My love can be-a-bigger than
The hoover dam
My love can hide behind
A grain of sand
My love for life is fueled by
The love for my man
I love his mother and
The silly mystic man
Some people think he's bad
They say he doesn't laugh
And ask my dad
My love is death to apartheid rule
My love is deepest depth, the ocean blues
My love is the Zulu groove
My love is keep it or move
My love is a laughin' boozed
My love is the pussy juice
My love can't be refused
My love is gettin' my food
My love, my love
My love began from love
My love for an unknown grubby bum
My love for the baby suckin' on his thumb
My love for the best set of buns
My love for the feel of the drums
My love for a butter knuckle hands
My love for the swedes in the bad
My love for the legs that I spin
My love for the fat mingy
My love, my love
My love is my gross inner self
My love is my dick in my head
My love is my gross inner self
My love is my dick in my head
It's a crazy kind of
Selective affection
My love flows like a wise guy's tie
In the zanniest of directions
My love protection, my love erection
You better get some of my infection
My love can be-a-bigger than
The hoover dam
My love can hide behind
A grain of sand
My love for life is fueled by
The love for my man
I love his mother and
The silly mystic man
Some people think he's bad
They say he doesn't laugh
And ask my dad
My love is death to apartheid rule
My love is deepest depth, the ocean blues
My love is the Zulu groove
My love is keep it or move
My love is a laughin' boozed
My love is the pussy juice
My love can't be refused
My love is gettin' my food
My love, my love
My love began from love
My love for an unknown grubby bum
My love for the baby suckin' on his thumb
My love for the best set of buns
My love for the feel of the drums
My love for a butter knuckle hands
My love for the swedes in the bad
My love for the legs that I spin
My love for the fat mingy
My love, my love
My love is my gross inner self
My love is my dick in my head
My love is my gross inner self
My love is my dick in my head
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Great version of a great song,
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Wow are those lyrics wrong....... in so many places...... oh damn. I'll be back later to post corrections.
Ok..... Here's my corrections:
My love comes And when it does It's a crazy kind of Selective affection My love flows like a wise guy's tie In the zaniest of direcions My love protection, my love erection You better get some of my nfection My love can be bigger than The hoover dam My love can hide behind A grain of sand My love for life is fueled by The love for my man I love his mother and The silly Mixed up Man Some people think he's bad They say he doesn't laugh And ask my dad
My love is death to Apartheid rule My love is deepest depth, the ocean blues
My love is the Zulu groove My love is coop-a-loop move My love is lightning's blues My love is the pussy juice My love can't be refused My love is gettin' skin on my flute My love, my love
My love began from love My love for an unknown grubby bum My love for the baby suckin' on his thumb My love for the best set of buns My love for the feel of the drums My love for a bunch o knuckleheads My love for the sweet smell of bread My love for the legs that spread My love for the fat natty dread My love, my love
My love is my toes in the sand My love is my dick in my hand My love is my toes in the sand My love is my dick in my hand...
....So I guess Prismpuck was OK on the first verse or so.... but man, come on, what the hell is a butter knuckle hands? What are sweedes in the bad? Fat mingy? Dick in my head? Wow.
@lahdeefrigginda hahahahahahahaha! The posted lyrics are hysterical nonsense!
so now that thats over i think it may be about hmmm love
Flea has said fore a long time this song is about loving things that aren't necessarily lovable.
yeah, ant said that flea said in scar tissue that in love trilogy it talks about loving all the things that arent necessarily loveable and thats just what the chilis are. they were so focussed on being completely different then the next man that instead of writing a song about being in love with a woman or man, they talk about loving the things that arent really considered to be loveable
this song is pure art. I love in the beginning how it gets more and more intense until "ask my dad" it just explodes. i get such a good feeling right at that part
One of those songs you can listen to over and over.. I noticed an error in the lyrics and the corrections though. "My love for life is fueled by The love for my man", is meant to go "My love for life is fueled by The love for my BAND" there u go!
love this song, love the bass, love the lyrics, love the melody, love the meaning
i love how this is sung and how it's slow then builds up to crazy funk.
this has got to be one of my favourite chilis songs, its just so different to the others, and i think it describes their love for everything in life as well as life itself.