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.
When I wanna, see right through you
Flyin' highin', Freddy voodoo
Lucid, dreaming, magic wonder
Can you see this, spell I'm under?
Make you, wander, with that, rhythm
Feel it moving through your system
Step on steppers, step up to it
All you, got to, do is, do it
Do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Oh you know I got it, oh you know, oh
Spots on, it's a crazy scene
Everybody gets a picture in my magazine
Just like a, paparazzi
You won't even ask me, no no
Well all you got to do is
Just short people look up high
Can't help but spy from my wandering eye
Something beginning with the capital cool, capital you
If you could only check my view
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Oh you know I got it, oh you know
Feels like I can't sit still when I got it
When I got it
All around, eyes they keep on searching
Oh I got it
Yes I got it
When will this cease?
Never gonna end
Lost my family, I lost my friends
Faces familiar, far from the same
Come a little closer, let me know your name
Ooh step into the light, sweet one
So I can see who you are
Cross your name in the moonlight, yeah
Cross your name in the streetlight, yeah-eah
You know, you know, you're looking so good
You're looking so fine, yeah
I can tell by the way that you're looking up high
Sweet one
Sweet one
Sweet one
Sweet one
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High, yeah (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High, yeah
High, high, high, high, yeah
High, high, high, high, yeah
Flyin' highin', Freddy voodoo
Lucid, dreaming, magic wonder
Can you see this, spell I'm under?
Make you, wander, with that, rhythm
Feel it moving through your system
Step on steppers, step up to it
All you, got to, do is, do it
Do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Oh you know I got it, oh you know, oh
Spots on, it's a crazy scene
Everybody gets a picture in my magazine
Just like a, paparazzi
You won't even ask me, no no
Well all you got to do is
Just short people look up high
Can't help but spy from my wandering eye
Something beginning with the capital cool, capital you
If you could only check my view
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
We come to do it, yeah yeah
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Mmm
I got the wandering eye
Oh you know I got it, oh you know
Feels like I can't sit still when I got it
When I got it
All around, eyes they keep on searching
Oh I got it
Yes I got it
When will this cease?
Never gonna end
Lost my family, I lost my friends
Faces familiar, far from the same
Come a little closer, let me know your name
Ooh step into the light, sweet one
So I can see who you are
Cross your name in the moonlight, yeah
Cross your name in the streetlight, yeah-eah
You know, you know, you're looking so good
You're looking so fine, yeah
I can tell by the way that you're looking up high
Sweet one
Sweet one
Sweet one
Sweet one
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High, yeah (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High (sweet one)
High, yeah
High, high, high, high, yeah
High, high, high, high, yeah
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