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.
Sometimes you love me like a good woman oughta
Sometimes you hurt me so bad, my tears run like water
Sometimes you get me out, yeah, right before your friends now
Then you kiss on me baby, tell me you love me again, yeah
Your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, all around like a see saw
Sometimes you tell me I'm your sweet candy man
Then sometimes, baby, I just never know where I stand
You lift me up when I'm on the ground
Soon as I get up, child, you send me tumbling down
Oh, your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, all around like a seesaw, yeah
When I'm, kissing you and I like it
And ask you to kiss me again
I reach at you, you jump out of sight
You change just like the wind
Got it right, got it right, got it right now
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, go up, down
Go up, down all around like a seesaw
Never know baby,
Sometimes you love me, sometimes you
Baby I don't need no talking of love
I want someone to love me all the time, right now
Sometimes you love me, you love me
Up and down all around, I never know when you're with me baby
Never know when you're kissing me
I love you, I need to love
Sometimes you hurt me so bad, my tears run like water
Sometimes you get me out, yeah, right before your friends now
Then you kiss on me baby, tell me you love me again, yeah
Your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, all around like a see saw
Sometimes you tell me I'm your sweet candy man
Then sometimes, baby, I just never know where I stand
You lift me up when I'm on the ground
Soon as I get up, child, you send me tumbling down
Oh, your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, all around like a seesaw, yeah
When I'm, kissing you and I like it
And ask you to kiss me again
I reach at you, you jump out of sight
You change just like the wind
Got it right, got it right, got it right now
Your love is like seesaw, yeah
Your love is like seesaw
Your love is like seesaw, baby
Go up, down, go up, down
Go up, down all around like a seesaw
Never know baby,
Sometimes you love me, sometimes you
Baby I don't need no talking of love
I want someone to love me all the time, right now
Sometimes you love me, you love me
Up and down all around, I never know when you're with me baby
Never know when you're kissing me
I love you, I need to love
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See Saw Lyrics as written by Steve Cropper Don Covay
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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