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.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
You look at me and telling me I'm turning your temperature up
And you keep touching me in places that you know you should not
You keep on raking on my back and kissing me on my neck
Keep on doing that girl, and I hope you don't regret
[Chorus]
'Cause you keep dancing like were making love (inside of the party)
You keep wining like were making love (all over my body)
You keep dancing like were making love (inside of the party)
You keep jamming like were making love
Girl making love making love, yeah come on
Your taking my hand and pointing me in places I want to get
I hope you remember girl that we have just met
You keep looking at your tat and got me in a fit
Your arousing me girl, any way from you I gotta get it
[Chorus]
Oh oh oh making love oh oh oh making love oh oh oh yeah
Your looking for a one night stand, I hope you don't got a man
If your looking for a one night stand, look at the way your rubbing down my hand your lookign for a one night stand, I hope you don't got a man
Your looking for a one night stand I can tell by the way you
[Chorus]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah come on
You look at me and telling me I'm turning your temperature up
And you keep touching me in places that you know you should not
You keep on raking on my back and kissing me on my neck
Keep on doing that girl, and I hope you don't regret
[Chorus]
'Cause you keep dancing like were making love (inside of the party)
You keep wining like were making love (all over my body)
You keep dancing like were making love (inside of the party)
You keep jamming like were making love
Girl making love making love, yeah come on
Your taking my hand and pointing me in places I want to get
I hope you remember girl that we have just met
You keep looking at your tat and got me in a fit
Your arousing me girl, any way from you I gotta get it
[Chorus]
Oh oh oh making love oh oh oh making love oh oh oh yeah
Your looking for a one night stand, I hope you don't got a man
If your looking for a one night stand, look at the way your rubbing down my hand your lookign for a one night stand, I hope you don't got a man
Your looking for a one night stand I can tell by the way you
[Chorus]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
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Dancing Like Making Love Lyrics as written by Nicholas Brancker Kevin Lyttle
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