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.
Yeah
Tell me baby in the night do you think of me
When you open up your eyes am I there
Are you standing by my window when I'm asleep
Are you quiet when you know that I'm near
You know I love you, you thought I would leave you
But baby I got you still
You think you want to be by yourself, don't you
But baby you never will
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, yeah yeah
Are you picturing me lying across your bed
Are you thinking you were wrong to hurt me
I forgive you, I'll forget everything you said
You will love and you will not desert me
You think you're crazy, I'm not I'm your baby
I promise I'll always be
You think eventually this too will pass
But I promise I'll never leave
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, if this is love
Baby, baby if this is love
I don't know what I'm gonna do
Baby, baby if this is love
I will not accept it, I will not
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, if this is love
Yeah
Tell me baby in the night do you think of me
When you open up your eyes am I there
Are you standing by my window when I'm asleep
Are you quiet when you know that I'm near
You know I love you, you thought I would leave you
But baby I got you still
You think you want to be by yourself, don't you
But baby you never will
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, yeah yeah
Are you picturing me lying across your bed
Are you thinking you were wrong to hurt me
I forgive you, I'll forget everything you said
You will love and you will not desert me
You think you're crazy, I'm not I'm your baby
I promise I'll always be
You think eventually this too will pass
But I promise I'll never leave
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, if this is love
Baby, baby if this is love
I don't know what I'm gonna do
Baby, baby if this is love
I will not accept it, I will not
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love
Then I don't wanna know what is, I won't say another word
If this is love
Then I'm about to hit and miss, we're both going to get hurt
If this is love
If this is love, if this is love
Yeah
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