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.
Oh, girl, these nights are dull
I wish that I could spend them with you
I'm looking at this wall
Repeating "Girl, I love you"
Just take your pick
They're all the same
These things that you are telling me
Can't really show me how you feel
I'm breaking down
I'm falling down
(But now I'm breathing)
And now I’m scared to move
Don't listen to a word I tell you
Just take me by my hand
(I swear I'll make this up to you)
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
Oh come on, girl
There's so much to say
So instead of kidding everybody
How ‘bout you try your tricks on me
On me?
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
Oh
Oh, do you know
How this feels to see your face when I close my eyes?
Bet you know
How it feels to be the only thing that matters now
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
So now you want me to fix everything (Oh, do you know)
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
(How it feels to see your face when I close my eyes?)
Replace the things I've broken (Bet you know)
Ripped apart and thrown away
(How it feels to be the only thing that matters now)
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
I wish that I could spend them with you
I'm looking at this wall
Repeating "Girl, I love you"
Just take your pick
They're all the same
These things that you are telling me
Can't really show me how you feel
I'm breaking down
I'm falling down
(But now I'm breathing)
And now I’m scared to move
Don't listen to a word I tell you
Just take me by my hand
(I swear I'll make this up to you)
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
Oh come on, girl
There's so much to say
So instead of kidding everybody
How ‘bout you try your tricks on me
On me?
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
Oh
Oh, do you know
How this feels to see your face when I close my eyes?
Bet you know
How it feels to be the only thing that matters now
So now you want me to fix everything
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
Replace the things I've broken
Ripped apart and thrown away
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
So now you want me to fix everything (Oh, do you know)
But, baby, there's so much and so little time to
(How it feels to see your face when I close my eyes?)
Replace the things I've broken (Bet you know)
Ripped apart and thrown away
(How it feels to be the only thing that matters now)
You can say that you don't miss me
I think about you every day
Lyrics submitted by kristens random, edited by smexybak
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