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 tried so many times
To tell you how I feel
But you're far too disbelieving
Are you tryin' to get even with me
Maybe once or twice
I wasn't fair, I wasn't nice
But now I've got myself together
When I promise to be better
You say
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong, oh wrong
I could call you everyday
Give presents by the score
And I could send you pretty flowers
Have them waiting at your door
I could write up in the sky
Forgive me I apologize
Still if I went through every measure
With my promise to be better
You'd say
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
There's nothing you can say
That I haven't tried
And nothing I can do will ever change your mind
Yeah, maybe I'd do better
If I told somebody else
And I can hear you sing (whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when when everything you tell me isn't wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) and I'll believe you when
(Whoa) and I'll believe you when when everything you say don't turn out wrong
To tell you how I feel
But you're far too disbelieving
Are you tryin' to get even with me
Maybe once or twice
I wasn't fair, I wasn't nice
But now I've got myself together
When I promise to be better
You say
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong, oh wrong
I could call you everyday
Give presents by the score
And I could send you pretty flowers
Have them waiting at your door
I could write up in the sky
Forgive me I apologize
Still if I went through every measure
With my promise to be better
You'd say
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
There's nothing you can say
That I haven't tried
And nothing I can do will ever change your mind
Yeah, maybe I'd do better
If I told somebody else
And I can hear you sing (whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) when everything you say don't turn out wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) I'll believe you when when everything you tell me isn't wrong
(Whoa) I'll believe you when
(Whoa) and I'll believe you when
(Whoa) and I'll believe you when when everything you say don't turn out wrong
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I'll Believe You When Lyrics as written by Paul Doucette Kyle Cook
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this is my favorite MB20 song ever! and just like loss & strain.. i hope they release it ^_^ i especially like the line "stroke on my ego" and "well I, I don’t want to thank you Honey, I don’t think so"
Wow, those are my favourite parts too. This is such a great song. Rob Thomas makes everything beautiful.
Sorry to disappoint you ..but the only copy of Loss Strain and Butterflies that you will ever find..is a bootleg, bad copy. It was Tabitha's Secret...and doubt Rob will want another law suite from the former band members like he had with 3 A.M.
You & I & I i think they will only use as a concert "treat". But you can get bootlegs of pretty decent copies of it...the live from australia concert in '98?? Whenever it was...it is a really good copy.
I love this song, I have it in a bootleg, an acoustic version. He does sound angry in it. I am not sure about what he means with "you and I and I"...is that he has too much with himself to stand someone else?
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It was avaliable through the website by the Mad Season CD. But not anymore, as the site as long since been changed. Great song, a favorite of mine. I have both the version off of Mad Season and the live acoustic recorded at 99x.
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lmfao, lyrics to "Could I Be You", NOT "You and I and I"