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.
The first date's the worst date, its hard to know just what to do,
I take you to dinner, you don't eat you just play with your food
Then there's something familiar, about every word you say,
Its hard to believe, this happened again
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
I take you to my apartment in Venice just south of Beirut,
You tell me you're bored and you don't like the color of my shoes,
And the picture gets clearer, with every word you say
Its hard to believe, this happened again
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the the girlfriend I had before her
There's no need to upset you, but I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
(distorted voice)
She takes your kids, and a house all alone, a ... you drew and a sweet
uncles....
My Dad says you're different, you're the one with whom I should grow
old,
Yeah that's not too convincing while yelling at your dad on my phone,
So I stare out the window, and I find me a smile,
'Cause I still believe, it gets better than this
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the the girlfriend I had before her
There's no need to upset you, but I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before that.
I take you to dinner, you don't eat you just play with your food
Then there's something familiar, about every word you say,
Its hard to believe, this happened again
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
I take you to my apartment in Venice just south of Beirut,
You tell me you're bored and you don't like the color of my shoes,
And the picture gets clearer, with every word you say
Its hard to believe, this happened again
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the the girlfriend I had before her
There's no need to upset you, but I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
(distorted voice)
She takes your kids, and a house all alone, a ... you drew and a sweet
uncles....
My Dad says you're different, you're the one with whom I should grow
old,
Yeah that's not too convincing while yelling at your dad on my phone,
So I stare out the window, and I find me a smile,
'Cause I still believe, it gets better than this
I already met you, I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the the girlfriend I had before her
There's no need to upset you, but I already met you,
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
You're like my last girlfriend, the ex,
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before her
And the girlfriend I had before that.
Lyrics submitted by justsomegirl
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