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 yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
I've been looking under rocks and breaking locks
Just tryna find ya
I've been like a manic insomniac
Five steps behind ya
Tell them other girls, they can hit the exit
Check please
'Cause I finally found the girl of my dreams
Much more than a Grammy award
That's how much you mean to me
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
You can't help but turn them heads
Knockin' them dead
Dropping like flies around you
If I get your body close not letting go
Hoping you're about to
Tell them other guys they can lose your number
You're done!
They don't get another shot cause you're love drunk
Like a TV show playing reruns
Every chance I get
I'ma turn you on
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Can't seem to stop you from, running, running
Through my, through my mind, mind
Just keep it coming, coming
'Til I make you mine, mine
You've got that something, something
I wanna be with girl
You're my greatest hit girl
Just say this is it girl
Hey baby
Don't you know you're my it girl
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me hear you sing it like, oh oh oh oh
Everybody in the crowd let me hear you sing it like
This is it girl
Oh yeah
I've been looking under rocks and breaking locks
Just tryna find ya
I've been like a manic insomniac
Five steps behind ya
Tell them other girls, they can hit the exit
Check please
'Cause I finally found the girl of my dreams
Much more than a Grammy award
That's how much you mean to me
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
You can't help but turn them heads
Knockin' them dead
Dropping like flies around you
If I get your body close not letting go
Hoping you're about to
Tell them other guys they can lose your number
You're done!
They don't get another shot cause you're love drunk
Like a TV show playing reruns
Every chance I get
I'ma turn you on
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Can't seem to stop you from, running, running
Through my, through my mind, mind
Just keep it coming, coming
'Til I make you mine, mine
You've got that something, something
I wanna be with girl
You're my greatest hit girl
Just say this is it girl
Hey baby
Don't you know you're my it girl
You could be my it girl
Baby you're the shit girl
Lovin' you could be a crime
Crazy how we fit girl
This is it girl
Give me twenty five to life
I just wanna rock all night long
And put you in the middle of my spotlight
You could be my it girl
You're my biggest hit girl
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me play it loud like, oh oh oh oh
Let me play it loud
Let me hear you sing it like, oh oh oh oh
Everybody in the crowd let me hear you sing it like
This is it girl
Lyrics submitted by AshleyRose
It Girl Lyrics as written by Evan Kidd Bogart Jason Joel Desrouleaux
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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