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.
Oh
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
No no no no no, no, no
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (said I need you)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
Off to college
Yes, you went away
Straight from high school
You up and left me
We were close friends
Also lovers
Did everything
For one another
Now you're gone and I'm lost without you here now
But I know I gotta live and make it somehow
Come back to me (to me)
Can you feel me? (Hear me callin')
Hear me callin' (for you)
For you, 'cause it's
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes, I miss you
Now I'm sittin' here
Thinkin' 'bout you
And the days we used to share
It's drivin' me crazy
I don't know what to do
I'm just wonderin' if you still care
I don't wanna let you know
That it's killin' me
I know you got another life you, gotta concentrate, baby
Come back to me (to me)
Can you feel me? (Hear me callin')
Hear me callin' (for you)
For you, 'cause it's
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do? (Yeah)
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (baby)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
(I, I) I miss you
(I, I)
I can't be no more (I, no more, no)
Since you went away I
Don't really feel like talkin' (no)
No one here to love me (no, no, no)
Baby, do you understand me?
I can't do or be without you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
Tell me what I'm gonna do
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (yeah)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna (yeah, yeah) cry sometimes
I miss you (baby)
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do? (No)
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah
No no no no no, no, no
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (said I need you)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
Off to college
Yes, you went away
Straight from high school
You up and left me
We were close friends
Also lovers
Did everything
For one another
Now you're gone and I'm lost without you here now
But I know I gotta live and make it somehow
Come back to me (to me)
Can you feel me? (Hear me callin')
Hear me callin' (for you)
For you, 'cause it's
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes, I miss you
Now I'm sittin' here
Thinkin' 'bout you
And the days we used to share
It's drivin' me crazy
I don't know what to do
I'm just wonderin' if you still care
I don't wanna let you know
That it's killin' me
I know you got another life you, gotta concentrate, baby
Come back to me (to me)
Can you feel me? (Hear me callin')
Hear me callin' (for you)
For you, 'cause it's
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do? (Yeah)
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (baby)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
(I, I) I miss you
(I, I)
I can't be no more (I, no more, no)
Since you went away I
Don't really feel like talkin' (no)
No one here to love me (no, no, no)
Baby, do you understand me?
I can't do or be without you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
Tell me what I'm gonna do
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you (yeah)
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna (yeah, yeah) cry sometimes
I miss you (baby)
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do? (No)
Said I been needin' you, wantin' you
Wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you
Is your heart still mine?
I wanna cry sometimes
I miss you
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