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...ho...ah...
Come on and rock me, ooh, girl
Oh...ooh...oh...ooh...ooh...oh...
Come on and rock me, ooh, girl
Hey, girl, long time no see
Do you have a little time to spend with me
I wanna know what's been going on
In your life, huh, talk to me, baby
Your hair, perfume you wear
Brings back memories, oh, of you and me
You look so fine, you blow my mind
All over again, ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
So much has happened in my life
Since we parted
What about you
Now I've got myself together
And I know just what I want
And right now,I know that it's you, you
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Would you baby, hey
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Ooh...ooh...ooh...oh...oh...
Ooh, girl, I'm gonna love you real good
Come on let me do it now, you know I could
I really miss the way you squeeze and moan
And call out my name, woo...woo...woo...you can call me, baby
I remember you love to take your time
To get in the mood, ooh...ooh...ooh...yes, you do, yeah
But once you're in the mood
You like to go straight to the groove, oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...yes, you do, girl
It's been so long since we've had
A night together
I miss you
When I get through lovin' you, girl
Fire and desire
Will burn in you forever more, more
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Would you, baby, hey
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Woo...woo...would ya, would ya, would you
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Sweet, baby, yeah
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Oh, girl, come on and rock
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So much has happened in my life
Since we parted
What about you
Oh, now I've got myself together
And I know just what I want
And right now, girl it's you, you
Rock me tonight for old times sake (Sake)
Won't you, baby, hey
Roll, roll with me tonight for old times sake
Feels so good, feels so right
Would you rock with me tonight for old times sake
Sweet baby, yeah
Would you come and roll with me tonight for old times sake
Oh, girl
Come on and rock me
Come on and roll with me, baby
Come on and rock me
Roll with me
I wanna feel you next to me
I want you to do the things that we used to do together
Come on let's make it right
I wanna feel you rock with a lot of lovin'
The way I used to do, girl
Do you remember
I wanna rock and roll with you, baby
Come on, hey
I'm gonna rock and roll and hold and squeeze ya
Sweet thing, yeah"
Come on and rock me, ooh, girl
Oh...ooh...oh...ooh...ooh...oh...
Come on and rock me, ooh, girl
Hey, girl, long time no see
Do you have a little time to spend with me
I wanna know what's been going on
In your life, huh, talk to me, baby
Your hair, perfume you wear
Brings back memories, oh, of you and me
You look so fine, you blow my mind
All over again, ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
So much has happened in my life
Since we parted
What about you
Now I've got myself together
And I know just what I want
And right now,I know that it's you, you
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Would you baby, hey
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Ooh...ooh...ooh...oh...oh...
Ooh, girl, I'm gonna love you real good
Come on let me do it now, you know I could
I really miss the way you squeeze and moan
And call out my name, woo...woo...woo...you can call me, baby
I remember you love to take your time
To get in the mood, ooh...ooh...ooh...yes, you do, yeah
But once you're in the mood
You like to go straight to the groove, oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...yes, you do, girl
It's been so long since we've had
A night together
I miss you
When I get through lovin' you, girl
Fire and desire
Will burn in you forever more, more
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Would you, baby, hey
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Woo...woo...would ya, would ya, would you
Rock me tonight for old times sake
Sweet, baby, yeah
Roll with me tonight for old times sake
Oh, girl, come on and rock
--------
So much has happened in my life
Since we parted
What about you
Oh, now I've got myself together
And I know just what I want
And right now, girl it's you, you
Rock me tonight for old times sake (Sake)
Won't you, baby, hey
Roll, roll with me tonight for old times sake
Feels so good, feels so right
Would you rock with me tonight for old times sake
Sweet baby, yeah
Would you come and roll with me tonight for old times sake
Oh, girl
Come on and rock me
Come on and roll with me, baby
Come on and rock me
Roll with me
I wanna feel you next to me
I want you to do the things that we used to do together
Come on let's make it right
I wanna feel you rock with a lot of lovin'
The way I used to do, girl
Do you remember
I wanna rock and roll with you, baby
Come on, hey
I'm gonna rock and roll and hold and squeeze ya
Sweet thing, yeah"
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Rock Me Tonight (Old Times Sake) Lyrics as written by Paul Laurence Jones
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