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.
You move through my body like an ocean, yeah
Didn't take you long to get to my heart
I stood on your porch in the commotion
Of the bustling city and it's busy heart
Well i sat in your room and played my six string
Laid back and stared up at your ceiling
Well your hair looked so good over my shoulder
Now we're getting older, time has no hold on me
But she's got
She's got control over me
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
I think that I've lost all of my feelings
No, I think it's you that last all of the meaning
When the world turned around and around yeah, ah
The love that we found has gone drifting away
She's always drifting
She's always drifting away
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
You know i said you never
You know i say
Oh yes its so well
You know i said you never fight fair
Your always jumping on my back
You bit my neck like a bad habit,
Yeah now it's all coming back
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
[x2]
Didn't take you long to get to my heart
I stood on your porch in the commotion
Of the bustling city and it's busy heart
Well i sat in your room and played my six string
Laid back and stared up at your ceiling
Well your hair looked so good over my shoulder
Now we're getting older, time has no hold on me
But she's got
She's got control over me
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
I think that I've lost all of my feelings
No, I think it's you that last all of the meaning
When the world turned around and around yeah, ah
The love that we found has gone drifting away
She's always drifting
She's always drifting away
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
You know i said you never
You know i say
Oh yes its so well
You know i said you never fight fair
Your always jumping on my back
You bit my neck like a bad habit,
Yeah now it's all coming back
(Tonight has lasted long enough)
The sun is coming
(From dusk 'till dawn we tear it up)
The sun is coming out
(I just want to hear your sounds)
We love like vampires
(You'll be lost and never found)
Dance in the underground
[x2]
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