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.
It was the type of feeling that can't be explained
The way she moved her lips away, drove me insane
And now I'm left here in the wake of something more
She made it hard to leave as she stood by the door
In a V-neck T-shirt and nothing more
Than a single tear rolling down her cheek, whoa
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
It's getting hard, I know, believe me I feel you
And I can't fall asleep knowing you're not home
Is it too much to ask, can't you just pick up the phone?
We've had our share of fights
I know it's not easy when I'm never home
I have my own dreams
Like you have your life planned out back home
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
And time will always stand between us
And hold you so high
Just enough to watch you fade
Tonight you'll cry yourself to sleep
As I lay awake in some far off city
Pretend you're lying next to me
Eyes wide open, dreaming of you
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
So don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Just seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave, whoa, oh, oh
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
Just to make me fall again
The way she moved her lips away, drove me insane
And now I'm left here in the wake of something more
She made it hard to leave as she stood by the door
In a V-neck T-shirt and nothing more
Than a single tear rolling down her cheek, whoa
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
It's getting hard, I know, believe me I feel you
And I can't fall asleep knowing you're not home
Is it too much to ask, can't you just pick up the phone?
We've had our share of fights
I know it's not easy when I'm never home
I have my own dreams
Like you have your life planned out back home
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
And time will always stand between us
And hold you so high
Just enough to watch you fade
Tonight you'll cry yourself to sleep
As I lay awake in some far off city
Pretend you're lying next to me
Eyes wide open, dreaming of you
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave
So don't go away again
I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m.
Just seems like every time you come back home
It's just to steal my heart and leave, whoa, oh, oh
Don't go away again
I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends
Seems like every time you come back home
It's just to make me fall again
Just to make me fall again
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