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've got a funny feeling
The moment that your lips touched mine
Something shot right through me
My heart skipped a beat in time
There's a different feel about you tonight
It's got me thinking lots of crazy things
I even think I saw a flash of light
It felt like electricity
You shouldn't kiss me like this
Unless you mean it like that
'Cause I'll just close my eyes
And I won't know where I'm at
We'll get lost on this dance floor spinning around
And around and around and around
They're all watching us now
They think we're falling in love
They'd never believe we're just friends
When you kiss me like this I think you mean it like that
If you do baby kiss me again
Everybody swears we'd make a perfect pair
But dancing is as far as it goes
Girl, you've never moved me
Quite the way you moved me tonight
I just wanted you to know
I just wanted you to know
You shouldn't kiss me like this
Unless you mean it like that
'Cause I'll just close my eyes
And I won't know where I'm at
We'll get lost on this dance floor spinning around
And around and around and around
They're all watching us now
They think we're falling in love
They'd never believe we're just friends
When you kiss me like this I think you mean it like that
If you do baby kiss me again
Kiss me again
The moment that your lips touched mine
Something shot right through me
My heart skipped a beat in time
There's a different feel about you tonight
It's got me thinking lots of crazy things
I even think I saw a flash of light
It felt like electricity
You shouldn't kiss me like this
Unless you mean it like that
'Cause I'll just close my eyes
And I won't know where I'm at
We'll get lost on this dance floor spinning around
And around and around and around
They're all watching us now
They think we're falling in love
They'd never believe we're just friends
When you kiss me like this I think you mean it like that
If you do baby kiss me again
Everybody swears we'd make a perfect pair
But dancing is as far as it goes
Girl, you've never moved me
Quite the way you moved me tonight
I just wanted you to know
I just wanted you to know
You shouldn't kiss me like this
Unless you mean it like that
'Cause I'll just close my eyes
And I won't know where I'm at
We'll get lost on this dance floor spinning around
And around and around and around
They're all watching us now
They think we're falling in love
They'd never believe we're just friends
When you kiss me like this I think you mean it like that
If you do baby kiss me again
Kiss me again
Lyrics submitted by luckyduckyx
You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This Lyrics as written by Toby Keith
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I can relate to this song.. he likes someone that doesn't like him back.. but yet they play with his heart and lead him on.. AhH Switch this around and u got my situation! UrG!
This relates to what is happening to me so closely its kinda freaky....
that's why this is a good song. btw u posted that on my birthday how bizarre haha
I think a lot of relationships start out like this. I really like this song and enjoy listening to it. I think a lot of couples can relate to this song.
this happened with one of my guy friends (im a girl..) but it actually turned out that he liked me. thank God. but for a while he had me so confused and im just like, "why the heck would he do all this stuff if he doesn't mean it like that?"
i agree with queenvictoria_14... i had the same thing happen. only, we aren't together, and never have been, but things have happened between us. but you can't help but wonder what if.
This song is about someone who loves someone else but that person that he or she loves doesnt love him back so he drams of what it would be like. WATCH THY MUSIC VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!
"Everybody swears we make the perfect pair But dancing is as far as it goes"
So true it hurts
This song reminds me of how my family knows my friend and I are a perfect match. But we are just friends and thats as far it goes.
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lol woodcock92627 u posted ur comment thing on my b-day