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.
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I look into your eyes? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I dance between your thighs
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I twist and pull your hair
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I carry you upstairs? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love - I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
Uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
Shhhh - Be very very quiet
It's woman season - I'm woman hunting
Every time I go woman hunting
It always seems to blow up in my face
I never really get the things I want
I'm not expecting a pity party or nothing
Any girl'd be nice every now and then
I'm a nice guy - I bathe
Sure I got blue arms - So what?
It doesn't make me a bad person
One example - Just last night I had it all ready
The girl that walked out on me on New years Eve
Well she came back last night
And she said, "I don't have to go home tonight."
I said, "All right."
So - I bought again a case of cold, cold Heiniken
And then - I had it in the van
A big bottle of Jack Daniels
Not the little one, the big one
And I always carry a stash, cause you never know
I had two left, two ludes, for the girl of my dreams
Now,again, she drinks my beer
She drinks my whiskey
She does my Qualudes
5 o'clock comes
"Oh I feel sick - I gotta go home now."
And she threw up all over the floor
I said, "Freeze, freeze - go outside and do that!"
I said, "The hell with this. I don't need this."
"I'll go to the geisha house where it's free."
So I said, "Quit, quit throwing up"
"Don't tell me no, tell me yeah yeah yeah"
Don't tell me no tell me yeah yeah yeah
And she threw up again
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I lubricate your lips
Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I steal your battleship
Hey hey hey, can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love
I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
There goes an uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
Oh
Trust me
Ooooo
A - E - I - O - U
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I look into your eyes? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I dance between your thighs
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I twist and pull your hair
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I carry you upstairs? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love - I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
Uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
Shhhh - Be very very quiet
It's woman season - I'm woman hunting
Every time I go woman hunting
It always seems to blow up in my face
I never really get the things I want
I'm not expecting a pity party or nothing
Any girl'd be nice every now and then
I'm a nice guy - I bathe
Sure I got blue arms - So what?
It doesn't make me a bad person
One example - Just last night I had it all ready
The girl that walked out on me on New years Eve
Well she came back last night
And she said, "I don't have to go home tonight."
I said, "All right."
So - I bought again a case of cold, cold Heiniken
And then - I had it in the van
A big bottle of Jack Daniels
Not the little one, the big one
And I always carry a stash, cause you never know
I had two left, two ludes, for the girl of my dreams
Now,again, she drinks my beer
She drinks my whiskey
She does my Qualudes
5 o'clock comes
"Oh I feel sick - I gotta go home now."
And she threw up all over the floor
I said, "Freeze, freeze - go outside and do that!"
I said, "The hell with this. I don't need this."
"I'll go to the geisha house where it's free."
So I said, "Quit, quit throwing up"
"Don't tell me no, tell me yeah yeah yeah"
Don't tell me no tell me yeah yeah yeah
And she threw up again
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I lubricate your lips
Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I steal your battleship
Hey hey hey, can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love
I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
There goes an uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
Oh
Trust me
Ooooo
A - E - I - O - U
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