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.
When you're on top of the world
Or it's got you down
When you're flying through the air
Or you're crashing to the ground
When you're searching for the light
And it's nowhere to be found
Just phone me baby
And I know we'll be the same
The air won't tie you down
I won't ever be the broken wings
That keep you off the ground
But when you start to see
I will be the sound
Just let me baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
Baby you can tell me everything
The secrets of your heart
If you could look inside of me
You'd see how beautiful you are
I want to show you everything
Each and every part of me is yours
Just take it baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
Let me be the lover
You want to uncover
Let me be the one you love
Hey baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you (The one you)
I only want to be the one you love (I only want to be the one you love)
I only want to be the one you want (The one you want)
Come and get me baby (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Let me loose inside your soul (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I only want to be your every need (I only want to be the love you want)
I want to be the girl in all your dreams (The one you want)
I'll do anything to be (Yeah, yeah, baby baby)
The one you love (Yeah)
I only want to be the one you love (Baby)
I only want to be the one you want (Baby)
Come and get me baby (Don't ever leave me baby)
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need (I only wann be the one you love)
I want to be the girl in all your dreams (The one you want)
I'll do anything to be
The one you love (The one you truly love baby)
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
Or it's got you down
When you're flying through the air
Or you're crashing to the ground
When you're searching for the light
And it's nowhere to be found
Just phone me baby
And I know we'll be the same
The air won't tie you down
I won't ever be the broken wings
That keep you off the ground
But when you start to see
I will be the sound
Just let me baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
Baby you can tell me everything
The secrets of your heart
If you could look inside of me
You'd see how beautiful you are
I want to show you everything
Each and every part of me is yours
Just take it baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
Let me be the lover
You want to uncover
Let me be the one you love
Hey baby
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you (The one you)
I only want to be the one you love (I only want to be the one you love)
I only want to be the one you want (The one you want)
Come and get me baby (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Let me loose inside your soul (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I only want to be your every need (I only want to be the love you want)
I want to be the girl in all your dreams (The one you want)
I'll do anything to be (Yeah, yeah, baby baby)
The one you love (Yeah)
I only want to be the one you love (Baby)
I only want to be the one you want (Baby)
Come and get me baby (Don't ever leave me baby)
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need (I only wann be the one you love)
I want to be the girl in all your dreams (The one you want)
I'll do anything to be
The one you love (The one you truly love baby)
I only want to be the one you love
I only want to be the one you want
Come and get me baby
Let me loose inside your soul
I only want to be your every need
I want to be the girl in all your dreams
I'll do anything to be
The one you love
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