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 wo wo woo
oh no no noo
Hmmm
Ah
Yo
To your friends your lying
To your rech your lying
On the phone your lying
Do yourself your lying
How you fail I'm trying
To believe we're vibing
Why do we keep hiding?
Baby we can fight it
Cos
Can we publicize it (can we) put it on the radio
(Oh can we) Baby let's just try it
Make ourself official (official)
The worst they can say is
You and I dont really go
But the more they see us
It's as if they watched a show
We fuss, we fight, we fall, we rise, we act like were in love
In front of everybody
We fuss, we fight, we fall, we rise, we act like were in love
In front of everybody
[Chorus:]
This love is ridiculous (ridiculous)
It's conspicuous (so conspicuous) it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
This love is ridiculous (ridiculous)
It's conspicuous (so conspicuous) it is making us (and it's making us) public
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
To myself I'm lying
Every night I'm crying
I'm even denying
That I'm slowly dying
In these lights I'm shining
Off stage i ain't smiling
People start to see there's something
I'm denying
Can we publicize it (can we)
Put it on the radio (on the radio)
Baby let's just try it (lets just try it baby oh)
Make our self official
The worst they can say is
You and I don't really go (That we dont go that we dont that we dont that we dont no)
But the more they see us, it is more of the show
[Chorus: x2]
This love is ridiculous (we fight)
It's conspicuous (we fight) it is making us public (and you know it is)
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
It's conspicuous
(Public)
This love is ridiculous
(and its making us so public)
This love is ridiculous (when we fight, when we argue)
It's conspicuous it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala [x2]
[Chorus]
This love is ridiculous
It's conspicuous it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaa
Conspicuous (Public)
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
They know
oh no no noo
Hmmm
Ah
Yo
To your friends your lying
To your rech your lying
On the phone your lying
Do yourself your lying
How you fail I'm trying
To believe we're vibing
Why do we keep hiding?
Baby we can fight it
Cos
Can we publicize it (can we) put it on the radio
(Oh can we) Baby let's just try it
Make ourself official (official)
The worst they can say is
You and I dont really go
But the more they see us
It's as if they watched a show
We fuss, we fight, we fall, we rise, we act like were in love
In front of everybody
We fuss, we fight, we fall, we rise, we act like were in love
In front of everybody
[Chorus:]
This love is ridiculous (ridiculous)
It's conspicuous (so conspicuous) it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
This love is ridiculous (ridiculous)
It's conspicuous (so conspicuous) it is making us (and it's making us) public
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
To myself I'm lying
Every night I'm crying
I'm even denying
That I'm slowly dying
In these lights I'm shining
Off stage i ain't smiling
People start to see there's something
I'm denying
Can we publicize it (can we)
Put it on the radio (on the radio)
Baby let's just try it (lets just try it baby oh)
Make our self official
The worst they can say is
You and I don't really go (That we dont go that we dont that we dont that we dont no)
But the more they see us, it is more of the show
[Chorus: x2]
This love is ridiculous (we fight)
It's conspicuous (we fight) it is making us public (and you know it is)
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
It's conspicuous
(Public)
This love is ridiculous
(and its making us so public)
This love is ridiculous (when we fight, when we argue)
It's conspicuous it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala [x2]
[Chorus]
This love is ridiculous
It's conspicuous it is making us public
This love is ridiculous it's revealing us
And it's taking us public
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaa
Conspicuous (Public)
This love is ridiculous it's so dangerous and it's taking us public
They know
Lyrics submitted by darkanj3l
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