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.
Sometimes I can't breathe
And when I wake up in the morning, I can't believe
This whole world's crazy with emotion and I think it's coming over me
Don't know how to find a relief, but in you
I need help to get me through
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you
And if we all go crazy
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
You say that I lost my mind again
Misplaced and never to find again
But every morning when I look into your eyes
I get the inspiration that I need to keep my soul alive
In these crazy times
Woah, I lost my mind
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you (uh-huh, uh-huh)
(And let me tell you little more about) and if we all go crazy
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
(Let me tell you little more about it, right here, right now and everybpdy singing)
(Whoa-whoa) throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming down
I'm crazy for you
You are the one that I met on a rainy day
And when I saw you then I knew that I had to stay
I wanna love every morning, the night and day
Your smile's like sensi to my brain
Baby, baby, come on save me
I lost my mind
Let me tell you a little more about it right now
This world's gon' out of control again
Like every second when I pick up my phone again
Another story about a person that the government is messing with
And tell me what's the message of a terrorist?
And in the ocean there's an oil spill that's killing fish
And corporations who are buying up the politics, we lost our minds
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you
(I'm going crazy, crazy) and if we all go crazy (all go crazy)
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
(Let me tell you little more about it, right here, right now and everybpdy singing)
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
And it goes on, and then on and on
And it goes on, and then on and on
And it goes on, and then on and on
I'm crazy for you
And when I wake up in the morning, I can't believe
This whole world's crazy with emotion and I think it's coming over me
Don't know how to find a relief, but in you
I need help to get me through
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you
And if we all go crazy
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
You say that I lost my mind again
Misplaced and never to find again
But every morning when I look into your eyes
I get the inspiration that I need to keep my soul alive
In these crazy times
Woah, I lost my mind
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you (uh-huh, uh-huh)
(And let me tell you little more about) and if we all go crazy
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
(Let me tell you little more about it, right here, right now and everybpdy singing)
(Whoa-whoa) throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming down
I'm crazy for you
You are the one that I met on a rainy day
And when I saw you then I knew that I had to stay
I wanna love every morning, the night and day
Your smile's like sensi to my brain
Baby, baby, come on save me
I lost my mind
Let me tell you a little more about it right now
This world's gon' out of control again
Like every second when I pick up my phone again
Another story about a person that the government is messing with
And tell me what's the message of a terrorist?
And in the ocean there's an oil spill that's killing fish
And corporations who are buying up the politics, we lost our minds
They same I'm crazy
But if I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you
(I'm going crazy, crazy) and if we all go crazy (all go crazy)
Then I wanna go crazy, crazy with you
(Let me tell you little more about it, right here, right now and everybpdy singing)
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
(Whoa-whoa) so throw your hands up in the air and you can feel it coming
(Whoa-whoa) and it goes on and it goes on until the early morning
And it goes on, and then on and on
And it goes on, and then on and on
And it goes on, and then on and on
I'm crazy for you
Lyrics submitted by queenofquiet23
Crazy For You Lyrics as written by Stephen Mcgregor Michael Franti
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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