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'll have to say
You were the sex dream of my magazine,
you blew my mind like no one of the human kind.
You were the only one I could ever speak,
this secret language between us in the sheets.
You made my mind and body so high,
you turned this wild child into a lady by night.
And when I met you long ago, I was so alone,
my heart was beating so fast I had to write this song, and it goes.
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
Late night loving on your balcony,
Im feeling wobbly at the knees who thought that would be me.
You lift me up to where I want to be, you make everything so clear I can finally see...
You are, the one that I always think about.
My first love that I made this song about.
You know me well and you always make me feel,
like Im the one and I know your love is real.
I love it when you whisper in my ear,
you say the sweetest things that I wanted to hear.
I never thought I would feel this way,
and when I leave you in the morning I think of you all day.
I feel so peaceful after we make love,
I lay into forever just like the sweetest drug.
And the whole world around us stops and stares,
it feels so good to fall asleep knowing that you are there.. c!mon!
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
And when you left me out this day,
I thought you will come back anyways...
you dont, you dont, you dont... but thats ok.
I aint gonna fall, I gotta get up and roll, thats the way you want it... and I wont help it.
I off to search a new lover,
with my chance I might find better..
I can picture you alone and bitter and with the time.. You'll have to say
Damn I wonder why I broke up with that cool chick,
now Im wasting all my time looking for girls to meet.
You are the one, that I always think about,
my first love that I made this song about.
You know me well, and you always make me feel.
Like Im the one, and I know your love is real.
Im so alone, I can get her phone....
I can call her back, and ask her to take me back.
Girl: Hello?
Guy: Yeah yeah it's me
Girl: Yea so?
Guy: I made a huge mistake
Girl: Uh huh yeah you did!
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?,
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?
Ya don't?
You were the sex dream of my magazine,
you blew my mind like no one of the human kind.
You were the only one I could ever speak,
this secret language between us in the sheets.
You made my mind and body so high,
you turned this wild child into a lady by night.
And when I met you long ago, I was so alone,
my heart was beating so fast I had to write this song, and it goes.
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
Late night loving on your balcony,
Im feeling wobbly at the knees who thought that would be me.
You lift me up to where I want to be, you make everything so clear I can finally see...
You are, the one that I always think about.
My first love that I made this song about.
You know me well and you always make me feel,
like Im the one and I know your love is real.
I love it when you whisper in my ear,
you say the sweetest things that I wanted to hear.
I never thought I would feel this way,
and when I leave you in the morning I think of you all day.
I feel so peaceful after we make love,
I lay into forever just like the sweetest drug.
And the whole world around us stops and stares,
it feels so good to fall asleep knowing that you are there.. c!mon!
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
And when you left me out this day,
I thought you will come back anyways...
you dont, you dont, you dont... but thats ok.
I aint gonna fall, I gotta get up and roll, thats the way you want it... and I wont help it.
I off to search a new lover,
with my chance I might find better..
I can picture you alone and bitter and with the time.. You'll have to say
Damn I wonder why I broke up with that cool chick,
now Im wasting all my time looking for girls to meet.
You are the one, that I always think about,
my first love that I made this song about.
You know me well, and you always make me feel.
Like Im the one, and I know your love is real.
Im so alone, I can get her phone....
I can call her back, and ask her to take me back.
Girl: Hello?
Guy: Yeah yeah it's me
Girl: Yea so?
Guy: I made a huge mistake
Girl: Uh huh yeah you did!
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?,
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?
Ya don't?
Lyrics submitted by Heartahimfan666
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