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.
Let me tell you a story
A story you can understand
About a little girl
That had a whole world
Right in the palm of her hand
Now she was born
With a silver spoon
She eats off a silver plate
And when she's good
She's very, very good
But when she's bad
She's great.
Chorus:
And she's mine
All mine
Her heart belongs to me
She's mine
All mine
One hot piece of property.
You can find her
At the head of the table
And brother, she won't let you starve
You can feel the force
When you're the main course
The lady's getting ready to carve.
Well, you can put her on a pedestal
But you will never shoot her down
Ah, when you get that ride
On a Saturday night
She's the hotest game in town.
Chorus:
And she's mine
All mine
Her heart belongs to me
She's mine
All mine
One hot piece of property She's mine
All mine
And that's the way she wants it to be
She's mine
All mine
And we're keeping good company.
Let me tell you a story
A story you can understand
About a litttle girl
That had the whole world
Right in the palm of her hand
Now she was born with a silver spoon
She eats off a silver plate
And when she's good
She's very, very good
And when she's bad
She's great.
Chorus:
She's mine
All mine
One ot piece of property
She's mine
All mine
And that's the way she wants it to be
She's mine
All mine
And we're keeping good company.
A story you can understand
About a little girl
That had a whole world
Right in the palm of her hand
Now she was born
With a silver spoon
She eats off a silver plate
And when she's good
She's very, very good
But when she's bad
She's great.
Chorus:
And she's mine
All mine
Her heart belongs to me
She's mine
All mine
One hot piece of property.
You can find her
At the head of the table
And brother, she won't let you starve
You can feel the force
When you're the main course
The lady's getting ready to carve.
Well, you can put her on a pedestal
But you will never shoot her down
Ah, when you get that ride
On a Saturday night
She's the hotest game in town.
Chorus:
And she's mine
All mine
Her heart belongs to me
She's mine
All mine
One hot piece of property She's mine
All mine
And that's the way she wants it to be
She's mine
All mine
And we're keeping good company.
Let me tell you a story
A story you can understand
About a litttle girl
That had the whole world
Right in the palm of her hand
Now she was born with a silver spoon
She eats off a silver plate
And when she's good
She's very, very good
And when she's bad
She's great.
Chorus:
She's mine
All mine
One ot piece of property
She's mine
All mine
And that's the way she wants it to be
She's mine
All mine
And we're keeping good company.
Lyrics submitted by Charlie the man
All Mine Lyrics as written by Banner Harvey Thomas
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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