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.
All your friends are telling you
You should have a fancy car and diamond rings
But girl you know all good things come in time
Girl, you know I'll do just about anything (anything)
To see a smile (to see a smile) upon your face (upon your face)
So don't let your friends go messing
With your mind (oh no)
And girl you know
There ain't nothing I won't do for you
And baby don't
Don't ever doubt my love 'cause it's true
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind (hold me with all your tight)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me (baby, hold on)
Oh girl wasn't I there
When he made you cry
And who was there to comfort you
When he said bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, baby
Girl, I give you my time
Here is my money
All of my heart and
You'll be so sorry baby
If we were to ever part, part
And girl you know
That I would never hurt you
Oh girl you know
That I would never desert you
Better hold on to me (hold on to me)
See I'm a special kind (I'm a special kind)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times (hard to find)
Baby, hold on to me (baby, baby)
Baby, you better
Baby, hold on to me (see I'm)
See I'm a special kind (you know I am)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Hold on
Oh baby, baby, see
I wanna be
Everything that you need
And I promise baby I promise baby
I'll be there for you
Baby, hold on to me (hold on)
See I'm a special kind (hold on)
A man that is hard to find (oh baby, baby, baby)
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Hold on
See you laying at night
Will you need someone to hold you tight
You're gonna look for me
You're gonna look for me
So you better, you better
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind
I want it, I want it
A man that is hard to find (oh baby)
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
You better
You better
Hold on
Hold on
Think about it before you let me walk out the door, baby
How can you live without me baby
'Cause I can't see myself livin' without you, baby
Baby, hold on to me (hold on, hold on)
See everything
See I'm a special kind (everything you ever needed)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
So you better keep me around
You better keep me around (hold on)
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
See I know I am a good man
And your friends keep telling
Your friends keep telling you no I'm not
But the don't know
Baby, hold on to me (the good thing)
See I'm a special kind
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times (I'll never leave)
Baby, hold on to me (I'll never leave my baby)
Hold on
You should have a fancy car and diamond rings
But girl you know all good things come in time
Girl, you know I'll do just about anything (anything)
To see a smile (to see a smile) upon your face (upon your face)
So don't let your friends go messing
With your mind (oh no)
And girl you know
There ain't nothing I won't do for you
And baby don't
Don't ever doubt my love 'cause it's true
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind (hold me with all your tight)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me (baby, hold on)
Oh girl wasn't I there
When he made you cry
And who was there to comfort you
When he said bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, baby
Girl, I give you my time
Here is my money
All of my heart and
You'll be so sorry baby
If we were to ever part, part
And girl you know
That I would never hurt you
Oh girl you know
That I would never desert you
Better hold on to me (hold on to me)
See I'm a special kind (I'm a special kind)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times (hard to find)
Baby, hold on to me (baby, baby)
Baby, you better
Baby, hold on to me (see I'm)
See I'm a special kind (you know I am)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Hold on
Oh baby, baby, see
I wanna be
Everything that you need
And I promise baby I promise baby
I'll be there for you
Baby, hold on to me (hold on)
See I'm a special kind (hold on)
A man that is hard to find (oh baby, baby, baby)
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
Hold on
See you laying at night
Will you need someone to hold you tight
You're gonna look for me
You're gonna look for me
So you better, you better
Baby, hold on to me
See I'm a special kind
I want it, I want it
A man that is hard to find (oh baby)
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
You better
You better
Hold on
Hold on
Think about it before you let me walk out the door, baby
How can you live without me baby
'Cause I can't see myself livin' without you, baby
Baby, hold on to me (hold on, hold on)
See everything
See I'm a special kind (everything you ever needed)
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times
Baby, hold on to me
So you better keep me around
You better keep me around (hold on)
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
See I know I am a good man
And your friends keep telling
Your friends keep telling you no I'm not
But the don't know
Baby, hold on to me (the good thing)
See I'm a special kind
A man that is hard to find
Told you a thousand times (I'll never leave)
Baby, hold on to me (I'll never leave my baby)
Hold on
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Baby Hold on to Me Lyrics as written by Edwin Lamar Nicholas Gerald Edward Levert
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