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.
Oh, oh, oh
Yeah
Hm hm hm
I wait on you
Forever
Any day
Hand and foot
Your world
Is my world
Yeah
Ain't no way
You ever
Gonna get any
Less than you should
'Cause baby
You smile
I smile
Whoa
'Cause whenever
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
Your lips
My biggest weakness
Shouldn't have let you know
I'm always gonna do what they say
If you need me
I come runnin'
From a thousand miles away
When you smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey
Baby take my
Open heart
And all it offers
'Cause this is as
Unconditional as it'll
Ever get you ain't
Seen nothing yet
I won't ever
Hesitate
To give you more
'Cause baby
You smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
I smile, I smile, I smile
You smile
I smile
Make me smile baby
Baby you won't ever want for nothing
You are my ins and my means now
With you there's no in between
I'm all in
'Cause my cards are on the table
And I'm willing and I'm able
But I fold
To your wish
'Cause it's my command
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
I smile, I smile, I smile
You smile
I smile
You smile
I smile
You smile
I smile
Yeah
Hm hm hm
I wait on you
Forever
Any day
Hand and foot
Your world
Is my world
Yeah
Ain't no way
You ever
Gonna get any
Less than you should
'Cause baby
You smile
I smile
Whoa
'Cause whenever
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
Your lips
My biggest weakness
Shouldn't have let you know
I'm always gonna do what they say
If you need me
I come runnin'
From a thousand miles away
When you smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey
Baby take my
Open heart
And all it offers
'Cause this is as
Unconditional as it'll
Ever get you ain't
Seen nothing yet
I won't ever
Hesitate
To give you more
'Cause baby
You smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
I smile, I smile, I smile
You smile
I smile
Make me smile baby
Baby you won't ever want for nothing
You are my ins and my means now
With you there's no in between
I'm all in
'Cause my cards are on the table
And I'm willing and I'm able
But I fold
To your wish
'Cause it's my command
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
Whoa, whoa, ah, ah
You smile
I smile
Hey, hey, hey
You smile
I smile
I smile, I smile, I smile
You smile
I smile
You smile
I smile
You smile
I smile
Lyrics submitted by tugboatlove1
U Smile Lyrics as written by Jerry Duplessis August Rigo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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