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.
Tonight I'll see you
And I'll know just what to say
Tonight you'll be there
And I'll know just what to say
Tonight I'll meet you
And I'll know just what to do
But then I see you
And you split my head in two
With your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little legs
Your pretty little smile
Pretty little hips
Your pretty little thighs
Pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little
One day I'll see you
And I'll know just what to say
One day I'll see you
And I'll know just what to do
But now I see you
And I want to fly away
Yeah now you're right here
And I don't know what to do
With your pretty little face
Pretty little eyes
Pretty little legs
Your pretty little smile
Pretty little hips
Your pretty little thighs
Pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little legs
Your precious little smile
Your pretty little ass
Your juicy little thighs
Your lovely little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little
Hey you know, sometimes I go down to the club
See all the beautiful people dancing all around
The pretty girls come up to me
And I don't know what the fuck to do
With your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Pretty little waist
Your precious little smile
Precious little hips
Your juicy little thighs
Your lovely little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your tiny little waist
Your precious little smile
Pretty little hips
Your juicy little thighs
Your pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your tiny little
Wai
And I'll know just what to say
Tonight you'll be there
And I'll know just what to say
Tonight I'll meet you
And I'll know just what to do
But then I see you
And you split my head in two
With your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little legs
Your pretty little smile
Pretty little hips
Your pretty little thighs
Pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little
One day I'll see you
And I'll know just what to say
One day I'll see you
And I'll know just what to do
But now I see you
And I want to fly away
Yeah now you're right here
And I don't know what to do
With your pretty little face
Pretty little eyes
Pretty little legs
Your pretty little smile
Pretty little hips
Your pretty little thighs
Pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little legs
Your precious little smile
Your pretty little ass
Your juicy little thighs
Your lovely little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little
Hey you know, sometimes I go down to the club
See all the beautiful people dancing all around
The pretty girls come up to me
And I don't know what the fuck to do
With your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Pretty little waist
Your precious little smile
Precious little hips
Your juicy little thighs
Your lovely little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your pretty little eyes
Your tiny little waist
Your precious little smile
Pretty little hips
Your juicy little thighs
Your pretty little tits
Your pretty little eyes
Your pretty little face
Your tiny little
Wai
Lyrics submitted by wickerwood
Pretty Little Eyes Lyrics as written by Kimberley Moyes Julian Hamilton
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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