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.
You
You, you, you
I've finally found the nerve to say
I'm gonna make a change in my life
Starting here today
I surrender all my love
I never thought I could
I'm giving all my love away
And there's only one reason that I would
And baby, it's you
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me
The way you sleep softly through the night (baby, you)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes
I just wanna be there with you, baby
I just wanna be yours from this day forth
Next year, let's call this day our anniversary
The day I put my heart in your hand
And said that it was yours to keep
From this moment on, say that you'll always be mine
'Cause girl, when I'm alone with you
There's only one thing that's on my mind
And baby, it's you
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me
The way you sleep softly through the night (baby, you)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes
I just wanna be there with you, baby
I wanna be yours from this day forth
Ooh, ooh
I just wanna be yours
From this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (baby, yeah)
The way you sleep softly through the night (it's all about you, I just wanna)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes (I really gotta, all I ever wanted)
I just wanna be there with you, baby (to be with you, baby)
I wanna be yours from this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (I, yeah, I)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (just wanna be, baby, listen to me now)
The way you sleep softly through the night
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes (you, you)
I just wanna be there with you, baby
Just wanna be yours from this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (just wanna, the way that you move)
The way you sleep softly through the night
You, you, you
I've finally found the nerve to say
I'm gonna make a change in my life
Starting here today
I surrender all my love
I never thought I could
I'm giving all my love away
And there's only one reason that I would
And baby, it's you
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me
The way you sleep softly through the night (baby, you)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes
I just wanna be there with you, baby
I just wanna be yours from this day forth
Next year, let's call this day our anniversary
The day I put my heart in your hand
And said that it was yours to keep
From this moment on, say that you'll always be mine
'Cause girl, when I'm alone with you
There's only one thing that's on my mind
And baby, it's you
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me
The way you sleep softly through the night (baby, you)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes
I just wanna be there with you, baby
I wanna be yours from this day forth
Ooh, ooh
I just wanna be yours
From this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (baby, you)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (baby, yeah)
The way you sleep softly through the night (it's all about you, I just wanna)
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes (I really gotta, all I ever wanted)
I just wanna be there with you, baby (to be with you, baby)
I wanna be yours from this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile (I, yeah, I)
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (just wanna be, baby, listen to me now)
The way you sleep softly through the night
Every morning, you rise and open your eyes (you, you)
I just wanna be there with you, baby
Just wanna be yours from this day forth
The way you walk, the way you talk
The way you say my name, your smile
The way you move me, the way you soothe me (just wanna, the way that you move)
The way you sleep softly through the night
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
You Lyrics as written by Jesse Powell Carl E. Roland
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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