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.
I'm a night stone dreamer and I never felt like this before,
When she stares at the sky and her eyes fall to the floor,
When she gives me a little and always leaves me wanting more,
She's a wildcat prowling; she's a leopard without a claw.
I'm a fool in this scene, and I think I really like it this way,
She's a star, she's a dream, she's the sun that brightens the day,
She's a drug, sex machine; she's a goddess to whom I pray,
I'm the rich, I'm the poor, and I guess there's nothing left to say.
Well, she held me close and I held her so tight,
And we sat and we talked all the way through the night,
And we joked and we sang until we saw the morning light,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
I'm a streetwise gambler and I'll never feel like this again,
She's all-that, where it's at and all she wants to know is when
We can kiss, make it last, have a drink, have a smoke and then,
I can look her in the eyes and she can fantasise about other men.
I'm a joke, I'm a freak, I'm a game she's longing to play,
I'm a terminal April Fool who can last right into May,
She closes her eyes and waits for me to take her away,
Just for tonight, I'm in love, but you know, I think tomorrow I'll pay.
Well, she took my hand and led me into the night,
I felt her close and everything felt alright,
She looked me in the eye, and whispered to my delight,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
I'm a rat, I'm a mole, and I'm a goldfish in a poisonous tank,
She's a trick, she's magic, she's a jape, she's a joke, she's a prank,
She's a girl with a dream; she's a thief with the key to the bank,
She stole the scene then came clean, when she looked at me my heart just sank.
Well, she attacked my soul and I didn't put up a fight,
She looked like an angel laying there in the moonlight,
Then she pulled me close, looked me up and down, left and right,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
'Come to bed,' she said, and I said, 'not tonight.'
'Come to bed,' she begged, 'I need someone tonight.'
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
When she stares at the sky and her eyes fall to the floor,
When she gives me a little and always leaves me wanting more,
She's a wildcat prowling; she's a leopard without a claw.
I'm a fool in this scene, and I think I really like it this way,
She's a star, she's a dream, she's the sun that brightens the day,
She's a drug, sex machine; she's a goddess to whom I pray,
I'm the rich, I'm the poor, and I guess there's nothing left to say.
Well, she held me close and I held her so tight,
And we sat and we talked all the way through the night,
And we joked and we sang until we saw the morning light,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
I'm a streetwise gambler and I'll never feel like this again,
She's all-that, where it's at and all she wants to know is when
We can kiss, make it last, have a drink, have a smoke and then,
I can look her in the eyes and she can fantasise about other men.
I'm a joke, I'm a freak, I'm a game she's longing to play,
I'm a terminal April Fool who can last right into May,
She closes her eyes and waits for me to take her away,
Just for tonight, I'm in love, but you know, I think tomorrow I'll pay.
Well, she took my hand and led me into the night,
I felt her close and everything felt alright,
She looked me in the eye, and whispered to my delight,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
I'm a rat, I'm a mole, and I'm a goldfish in a poisonous tank,
She's a trick, she's magic, she's a jape, she's a joke, she's a prank,
She's a girl with a dream; she's a thief with the key to the bank,
She stole the scene then came clean, when she looked at me my heart just sank.
Well, she attacked my soul and I didn't put up a fight,
She looked like an angel laying there in the moonlight,
Then she pulled me close, looked me up and down, left and right,
'Come to bed,' she said, 'and fuck me.' Oh, not tonight.
'Come to bed,' she said, and I said, 'not tonight.'
'Come to bed,' she begged, 'I need someone tonight.'
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
Oh, not tonight.
Lyrics submitted by driver08uk
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