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.
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da, oh
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
As I look in, look in the mirror, I see
Life is really here to be with me, oh
I can see myself getting stronger everyday
I'm not the same woman I used to be
So now I tell myself I am thinkin' strong
I see the beauty lying within my soul
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be now)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
When I love myself I can do whatever I want
Doesn't matter what you do to me, do to me
Honest people, there's a possibility
To tell you my real reality
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (woman in me, baby)
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da (one more time)
Can you see the woman in me
Do you really want to see the woman in me
Ha ha, let me show you
Don't underestimate the woman I become
The woman I am
So now I tell myself that I'm thinkin' I'm strong
And I see the beauty lying within my soul
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (don't you know)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (yeah, I see)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da, oh
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
As I look in, look in the mirror, I see
Life is really here to be with me, oh
I can see myself getting stronger everyday
I'm not the same woman I used to be
So now I tell myself I am thinkin' strong
I see the beauty lying within my soul
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be now)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
When I love myself I can do whatever I want
Doesn't matter what you do to me, do to me
Honest people, there's a possibility
To tell you my real reality
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (woman in me, baby)
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da
Doo doo da da da da da (one more time)
Can you see the woman in me
Do you really want to see the woman in me
Ha ha, let me show you
Don't underestimate the woman I become
The woman I am
So now I tell myself that I'm thinkin' I'm strong
And I see the beauty lying within my soul
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (don't you know)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (yeah, I see)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman that I want to be (I want to be)
The face that I see it's the woman in me
It's the woman in me I see (I see)
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