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's been so long
That I haven't seen your face
I'm tryna be strong
But the strength I have is washing away
It won't be long
Before I get you by my side
And just hold you, tease you, squeeze you
Tell you what's been on my mind
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
Girl, I know
Mistakes were made between us two
And we showed our ass that night
Even said some things weren't true
Watched you go
And haven't seen my girl since then
Why can't it be the way it was
'Cause you were my homie, lover and friend
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I can't lie (I miss you much)
Watchin' every day that goes by (I miss you much)
Until I get you back, I'm gon' try (yes, I miss you much)
'Cause you are the apple of my eye (girl, I miss you much)
(I miss you much)
I can't lie (I miss you much)
Watchin' every day that goes by (I miss you much)
Until I get you back, I'm gon' try (yes, I miss you much)
'Cause you are the apple of my eye (girl, I miss you much)
(I miss you much)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly)
I miss how you lie with me (miss how you lie)
Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine with me)
The one that'll grind with me (said the one that'll grind with me)
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly)
I miss how you lie with me (oh, miss how you lie)
Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine)
The one that'll grind with me (oh, one that'll grind, yeah, yeah)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na (make up)
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na (link up, baby)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na (link up)
That I haven't seen your face
I'm tryna be strong
But the strength I have is washing away
It won't be long
Before I get you by my side
And just hold you, tease you, squeeze you
Tell you what's been on my mind
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
Girl, I know
Mistakes were made between us two
And we showed our ass that night
Even said some things weren't true
Watched you go
And haven't seen my girl since then
Why can't it be the way it was
'Cause you were my homie, lover and friend
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I can't lie (I miss you much)
Watchin' every day that goes by (I miss you much)
Until I get you back, I'm gon' try (yes, I miss you much)
'Cause you are the apple of my eye (girl, I miss you much)
(I miss you much)
I can't lie (I miss you much)
Watchin' every day that goes by (I miss you much)
Until I get you back, I'm gon' try (yes, I miss you much)
'Cause you are the apple of my eye (girl, I miss you much)
(I miss you much)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly)
I miss how you lie with me (miss how you lie)
Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine with me)
The one that'll grind with me (said the one that'll grind with me)
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly)
I miss how you lie with me (oh, miss how you lie)
Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine)
The one that'll grind with me (oh, one that'll grind, yeah, yeah)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na (make up)
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na (link up, baby)
I wanna make up right now, na, na
I wanna make up right now, na, na
Wish we never broke up right now, na, na
We need to link up right now, na, na (link up)
Lyrics submitted by Rafael Moliv
Right Now (Na Na Na) Lyrics as written by Dieter Johannes D. Kranenburg Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam
Lyrics © Strengholt, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This song strikes up so many emotions inside of me. It's the song that me and my lover slow danced to. Basically, this song is very good for when your slow dancing, or with someone you like.
You've lost someone you love. But you want them so badly... And being with them now, hurts. You want to make love to them, but they don't feel the same way about you. You want him/her to understand that you just want them back. You wish things were the same as they were. Mistakes were made. You fought. You didn't always agree. But now that your apart, you just wish it was the way it was. Grinding, dancing....you want it all. But they won't budge. They've found someone else.
Definitely one of Akon's best songs!!
Obviously he misses his ex and wants to be back together..
PS, "apple of my eye" is a common idiom. It means "you're my favorite thing," in simpler terms. Does that mean Akon is ripping off the Replacements?
what i think that this song mean is that he missis his ex-girlfriend and he is telling her that he messed up and he is like asking her forgiveness and he tells her stuff that they use to do for she could come back and prays and feels guilty
well my sister loves this song it kinda got annoying but if you listen to it closly youll get it
my sister loves this song is cause she gone throught a very very dificelt reletion ship and this song makes her cry
This is the best Akon song so far in my opinion. He's yearning for his love to come back to him so that he can hold her, tease her and squeeze her boobs.
I'm sure the last parts of this song go:
I want you to fly with me I miss how you lie with me Just wish you could dine with me The one that will grind with me
The posted lyrics are all messed up and don't make sense.. I fixed 'em, the only line I'm not sure about is "We showed our eyes that night, even said some things weren't true"... but here you go:
It's been so long that I haven't seen your face Try to be strong But the strength I have is washing away Wont be long before i get you by my side And just hold you, tease you, squeeze you Tell you what's been on my mind
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
Girl I know mistake were made between us two We show our eyes that night, even said some things weren't true Watched you go, and haven't seen my girl since then Why can't it be the way it was, Cause you were my homie and lover and friend
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I can't lie (I miss you much) Watching everyday that goes by (I miss you much) Till i get you back I m gonna try (Yes, I miss you much) You are the apple of my eye (Girl I miss you much, I miss you much) I can't lie (I miss you much) Watching everyday that goes by (I miss you much) Till i get you back I m gonna try (Yes, I miss you much) You are the apple of my eye (Girl I miss you much, I miss you much)
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly ) I miss how you lie with me (miss how you lie) Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine) The one that'll grind with me (one that'll grind)
I want you to fly with me (want you to fly ) I miss how you lie with me (miss how you lie) Just wish you could dine with me (wish you could dine) The one that'll grind with me (one that'll grind)
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
I wanna make up right now na na I wanna make up right now na na Wish we never broke up right now na na We need to link up right now na na
i agree, this may be his best and that's saying something
yeah matroshka has it right, all the nows are nas. the real title of this song is right now (na na na)
yea i almost couldnt find this song on here b cuz of the different song title :)
HI Matroshka,
The lyrics is corrected now! Thanx for your watching! ;P
Thanks rafael ;D
But yeahh, really great song by akon.. It's meaningful, he misses his girl and wants her back no matter what he's got to do, and he does a great job saying that AND making the song catchy.