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 made my soul a burning fire
You're getting to be my one desire
You're getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
A little more love that's devoted and true
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
We'll I'm gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
I'm gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
Oh oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Yeah baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby,
All I do
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Is think about you
All I do is think about you baby
All I do
Is think about you
I think about cha baby
All I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is think about you
Oh baby, baby, baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
Give it to me baby
I'm thinking baby
I'm thinking, thinking, yeah, yeah,
'Bout you baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down
All I do
Gotta get on down
Is think about you
Whoa whoa whoa get on down
All I do
All I do is think about you baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Can you feel can you feel can feel
All I do
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
Is think about you
Think about you baby, oh oh
All I do
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you see my love growing
Is think about you
Oh, all I do is think about you
You're getting to be my one desire
You're getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
A little more love that's devoted and true
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
We'll I'm gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
I'm gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
Oh oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Yeah baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby,
All I do
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Is think about you
All I do is think about you baby
All I do
Is think about you
I think about cha baby
All I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is think about you
Oh baby, baby, baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
Give it to me baby
I'm thinking baby
I'm thinking, thinking, yeah, yeah,
'Bout you baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down
All I do
Gotta get on down
Is think about you
Whoa whoa whoa get on down
All I do
All I do is think about you baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Can you feel can you feel can feel
All I do
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
Is think about you
Think about you baby, oh oh
All I do
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you see my love growing
Is think about you
Oh, all I do is think about you
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