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!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
Oh! can i catch your eye tonight
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
We could live forever
One line at a time
So let's sway!
Step one is your heart,
Rip it up for another
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
Tie it to sincerity and
This is the soundtrack for lovers!!
So baby c'mon
Get down (get down)
Why now (why now)
So right (so right)
And watch (and watch)
Me drown (me drown)
The mo...ments
Right
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
We're lovers with such precision
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
Nooo, social suicide this time
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
When i repeat confessions
With catastrophe in mind
And f**k it's sublime
Step one is your heart,
Rip it up for another
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
Tie it to sincerity and
This is the soundtrack for lovers!!
So baby c'mon
Get down
Why now
Soo...
Right
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
We're lovers with such precision
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye tonight
Yeah!
....Ooh, ooh
Oh! Get down
Why now (why now)
So right (so right)
(****FADES OUT****)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh
Oh! can i catch your eye tonight
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
We could live forever
One line at a time
So let's sway!
Step one is your heart,
Rip it up for another
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
Tie it to sincerity and
This is the soundtrack for lovers!!
So baby c'mon
Get down (get down)
Why now (why now)
So right (so right)
And watch (and watch)
Me drown (me drown)
The mo...ments
Right
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
We're lovers with such precision
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
Nooo, social suicide this time
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
When i repeat confessions
With catastrophe in mind
And f**k it's sublime
Step one is your heart,
Rip it up for another
(I'm so beside myself tonight, so beside myself tonight)
Tie it to sincerity and
This is the soundtrack for lovers!!
So baby c'mon
Get down
Why now
Soo...
Right
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say good
A shimmy shimmy go go
We're lovers with such precision
So say goodbye, goodbye
Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye tonight
Yeah!
....Ooh, ooh
Oh! Get down
Why now (why now)
So right (so right)
(****FADES OUT****)
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