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.
For fifteen years been doing my thiang
Ooh, ooh, yea-e-yeah, yeah
A little girl from North Island
Thinking back when it all started
I always had big dreams
(Always had big dreams)
want to be a superstar
Said that I was touched by God
Now I can tell the world all about
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart, my story
The answer to the calling
Now the whole world can see
(They will know about me)
Shout it from the highest mountains
Into the valley lows
In each and everybody there is a Lil' Mo
They gotta know about me
They gotta feel the love
I gotta show 'em all from the biggest to the small
From the bottom of my heart
To the depths of my soul
How I made it through the fire
And came out pure as gold
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
I'm giving you, me
Everything of me
My whole story
I hope that you will see
The life I'm living
Why I'm giving
I give to you
Everything of Mo
I'm giving you, me
Everything of me
My full story
I hope that you will see
From the bottom of my heart
To the depths of my soul
I went through the fire
To come out pure as gold
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
Ooh, ooh, yea-e-yeah, yeah
A little girl from North Island
Thinking back when it all started
I always had big dreams
(Always had big dreams)
want to be a superstar
Said that I was touched by God
Now I can tell the world all about
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart, my story
The answer to the calling
Now the whole world can see
(They will know about me)
Shout it from the highest mountains
Into the valley lows
In each and everybody there is a Lil' Mo
They gotta know about me
They gotta feel the love
I gotta show 'em all from the biggest to the small
From the bottom of my heart
To the depths of my soul
How I made it through the fire
And came out pure as gold
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
I'm giving you, me
Everything of me
My whole story
I hope that you will see
The life I'm living
Why I'm giving
I give to you
Everything of Mo
I'm giving you, me
Everything of me
My full story
I hope that you will see
From the bottom of my heart
To the depths of my soul
I went through the fire
To come out pure as gold
My life, my heart
My story, my everything
To all of you is all of me
My story, my everything
Lyrics submitted by Xtra_Smooth
My Story Lyrics as written by Cynthia Loving
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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