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.
There was a time I used to think
That love would never turn into reality
I never thought I'd find the one
The odds are I'd be drawn to you is slim to none
You must be from heaven, baby, yes you are
Your love is like a shooting star
So they can try but they can't touch (Touch)
They look up to us
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
I'll be your moon
I'll make it bright
And when it's dark I promise that you'll see the light
And just as far as the moon is from the sun
That's how long that I'll be here
And it's because
You must be from heaven, baby, yes you are
Your love is like a shooting star
So they can try but they can't touch
They gotta look up to us
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
In the sky
Near the stars
I'm a Venus
You're a Mars
People can't
Understand
How I'm your girl and you're my man, yeah
In the sky
Near the stars
I'm a Venus
You're a Mars
People can't
Understand
How I'm your girl and you're my man, yeah
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
That love would never turn into reality
I never thought I'd find the one
The odds are I'd be drawn to you is slim to none
You must be from heaven, baby, yes you are
Your love is like a shooting star
So they can try but they can't touch (Touch)
They look up to us
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
I'll be your moon
I'll make it bright
And when it's dark I promise that you'll see the light
And just as far as the moon is from the sun
That's how long that I'll be here
And it's because
You must be from heaven, baby, yes you are
Your love is like a shooting star
So they can try but they can't touch
They gotta look up to us
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
In the sky
Near the stars
I'm a Venus
You're a Mars
People can't
Understand
How I'm your girl and you're my man, yeah
In the sky
Near the stars
I'm a Venus
You're a Mars
People can't
Understand
How I'm your girl and you're my man, yeah
'Cause your love is outta this world (Oooh)
How you bring me down to earth
I love how you put me first (Oooh)
Baby, feel my every word
Cause I'm sayin, universe is about you
I keep sayin universe is about you
There'll always be verses about you
My love is here to stay
There'll always be a song about you
Forever and a day
There'll always be a song about you
Lyrics submitted by elegantlyiam
Outta This World Lyrics as written by James David Washington Floyd Nathaniel Hills
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song is pretty self explanatory. all shes saying is that no matter what she'll always love him and see him as her first choice as her only one basicly. and that no matter what happens she'll always look up to him always love him britney uses the phrase "there will always be a song about you" to say all of that
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yeah but i dislike the intro. a pretty goood song, though.