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.
Every time I look at you
There's so many things that I want to do
I promise you when I'm ready
That I'll spend my life with you
What is love? Is it steady?
'Cause I don't know what to do
So tell me girl, are you ready?
To do what we came to do
One day we could be together
'Cause you know that I want to be down, baby
But right now we can all forget it
You know I gots to get around
I don't have much money (don't have no money)
I can't buy a diamond ring (can't buy a diamond ring)
I'm ain't tryin' to be funny
It's only a sexual thing (only a sexual thing)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (like that)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (can you get with it?)
It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring
Can you get with it? (can you get with it?)
It's like that
It's only a sexual thing (oh yeah)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (whoa-oh oh)
You ought to love the joy I bring
Please, forgive me 'cause I don't ever want rush you
I might sound a little hasty
But let's do what we came to do
You know our time is really precious
And you wasted a lot of mine
I'm gonna have to keep on movin'
If you can't make up your mind, yeah
One day we could be together
'Cause you know that I want to be down
But right now we can all forget it
'Cause you know I gots to get around, girl
I don't have much money (don't have no money)
I can't buy a diamond ring (gotta diamond ring)
I ain't tryin' to be funny (no)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (Can you get with it?)
It's like that (oh baby, yeah)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (I know you know I)
It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring (I wanna jug you baby)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (whoa-oh oh)
It's only a sexual thing (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (oh, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (all night long, baby)
(Baby, do you want to get wit it?)
(I know that you want to)
Yeah, check me out, yo, watch this
DeVante, say it again
(Can you get with it?)
(With it)
Can you get with it? It's like that (tell me, do you want it, baby?)
It's only a sexual thing (do you want it fast or slow, baby?)
Can you get with it? It's like that (ready, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (are you ready for me, yeah yeah)
Can you get with it? It's like that (come to my room)
It's only a sexual thing (let me take off all of your clothes)
Can you get with it? It's like that (have me makin' love to you real slow)
You ought to the love joy I bring (ooh yeah, yeah)
Can you get with it? It like that
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? It's like that (baby, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (baby, baby, yeah yeah)
Can you get with it? It like that
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring
Can you get with it? It like that
There's so many things that I want to do
I promise you when I'm ready
That I'll spend my life with you
What is love? Is it steady?
'Cause I don't know what to do
So tell me girl, are you ready?
To do what we came to do
One day we could be together
'Cause you know that I want to be down, baby
But right now we can all forget it
You know I gots to get around
I don't have much money (don't have no money)
I can't buy a diamond ring (can't buy a diamond ring)
I'm ain't tryin' to be funny
It's only a sexual thing (only a sexual thing)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (like that)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (can you get with it?)
It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring
Can you get with it? (can you get with it?)
It's like that
It's only a sexual thing (oh yeah)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (whoa-oh oh)
You ought to love the joy I bring
Please, forgive me 'cause I don't ever want rush you
I might sound a little hasty
But let's do what we came to do
You know our time is really precious
And you wasted a lot of mine
I'm gonna have to keep on movin'
If you can't make up your mind, yeah
One day we could be together
'Cause you know that I want to be down
But right now we can all forget it
'Cause you know I gots to get around, girl
I don't have much money (don't have no money)
I can't buy a diamond ring (gotta diamond ring)
I ain't tryin' to be funny (no)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (Can you get with it?)
It's like that (oh baby, yeah)
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? (I know you know I)
It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring (I wanna jug you baby)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (whoa-oh oh)
It's only a sexual thing (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can you get with it?
It's like that (oh, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (all night long, baby)
(Baby, do you want to get wit it?)
(I know that you want to)
Yeah, check me out, yo, watch this
DeVante, say it again
(Can you get with it?)
(With it)
Can you get with it? It's like that (tell me, do you want it, baby?)
It's only a sexual thing (do you want it fast or slow, baby?)
Can you get with it? It's like that (ready, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (are you ready for me, yeah yeah)
Can you get with it? It's like that (come to my room)
It's only a sexual thing (let me take off all of your clothes)
Can you get with it? It's like that (have me makin' love to you real slow)
You ought to the love joy I bring (ooh yeah, yeah)
Can you get with it? It like that
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? It's like that (baby, baby)
You ought to love the joy I bring (baby, baby, yeah yeah)
Can you get with it? It like that
It's only a sexual thing
Can you get with it? It's like that
You ought to love the joy I bring
Can you get with it? It like that
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