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.
[verse one - Kim]
We can't even be friends
Cause everytime I see you
We be doing things that we should not be doing
Cause boy you got a girlfriend (girlfriend)
Even though the sex is so damn good
I feel so bad
Gotta try my best to resist it
[bridge - JS (Kim)]
What am I doing here? (That's what I ask myself)
Cause everytime I see my face in the mirror
(I see me and you and someone else)
[hook - JS]
Now your love it gets me high
And I don't want to let you go
But I got to say bye-bye, baby
Now your love it gets me high
And I don't want to let you go
But I got to say bye-bye, bye baby
[verse two - Kandy]
We can't even hang out
Cause boy the more we kick it
The more I feel like this is not what its all about
Boy you're already taken (taken)
And although I love you
I hate the fact that she is with you while I play the kickstand
[repeat bridge w/Kandy & hook]
[break - JS (Kandy)]
Just being one of your girls won't do (it won't do)
Cause eventually (eventually)
I'm a want all of you (I'm a want all of you)
I just gotta be real with myself (I got to be real)
Gotta cut it off (oh boy)
Though its hard for me to brake up with you
[repeat hook till fade]
We can't even be friends
Cause everytime I see you
We be doing things that we should not be doing
Cause boy you got a girlfriend (girlfriend)
Even though the sex is so damn good
I feel so bad
Gotta try my best to resist it
[bridge - JS (Kim)]
What am I doing here? (That's what I ask myself)
Cause everytime I see my face in the mirror
(I see me and you and someone else)
[hook - JS]
Now your love it gets me high
And I don't want to let you go
But I got to say bye-bye, baby
Now your love it gets me high
And I don't want to let you go
But I got to say bye-bye, bye baby
[verse two - Kandy]
We can't even hang out
Cause boy the more we kick it
The more I feel like this is not what its all about
Boy you're already taken (taken)
And although I love you
I hate the fact that she is with you while I play the kickstand
[repeat bridge w/Kandy & hook]
[break - JS (Kandy)]
Just being one of your girls won't do (it won't do)
Cause eventually (eventually)
I'm a want all of you (I'm a want all of you)
I just gotta be real with myself (I got to be real)
Gotta cut it off (oh boy)
Though its hard for me to brake up with you
[repeat hook till fade]
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Bye-Bye Lyrics as written by Eugene Kelly
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