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.
Every time I see your face,
Every time I look in your eyes (makes me remember, I still
Remember)
Takin' that flight out west,
Just down in LAX (it was December, the end of winter)
Stopped at the shoppin' malls, just for you I had to ball
Givin' you everything
You showed me things that I never knew and I thank you
Okay okay lemme clear my mind (lotta things goin' on in my head)
You know the truth, you can never be mine (still trip off of all
The things that you said)
That you loved me and you need me (yes you do)
I still believe it (but),
I must be crazy
God knows that I don't know what I should do
But all that I can say
Right place, wrong time
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you
You cant be mine
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa (I really want you)
Hey God knows that I dont know what I should do (tell me what should I do)
Cause I'm still in love with you
Travelin' from here to there, only so much I can bare (I wanna
See you, but I cant see you)
Knowin' this from the start, didn't really wanna break no hearts
(but my emotions are still takin' me over)
Knowing you used to call, constantly my phone was off and I knew
This day would come
You would go and find somebody new
But I'm still in love with you
Right place, wrong time
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you you cant be mine
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa (can somebody help me)
Hey God knows that I don't know what I should do (what should I do)
Cause I'm still in love with you
I loved the things that we did together, places we went together
(all of the places that we went together baby)
Girl I was down whatever
When I had time off, we could get that all
But you know I been werkin' for certain and I know that hurts you
Someone else is fillin' my shoes but I'm not mad at you
Cause I wasn't there, now he's takin' my place, fillin' my space,
Leavin' me with nothin' else to say
Right place, wrong time (right place, wrong time)
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you
You can't be mine (But I need you)
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa
Hey (you know I cant live without you girl please don't leave me
Right now I need you in my life)
Oh oh
Say say oh oh
Say say oh oh
Every time I look in your eyes (makes me remember, I still
Remember)
Takin' that flight out west,
Just down in LAX (it was December, the end of winter)
Stopped at the shoppin' malls, just for you I had to ball
Givin' you everything
You showed me things that I never knew and I thank you
Okay okay lemme clear my mind (lotta things goin' on in my head)
You know the truth, you can never be mine (still trip off of all
The things that you said)
That you loved me and you need me (yes you do)
I still believe it (but),
I must be crazy
God knows that I don't know what I should do
But all that I can say
Right place, wrong time
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you
You cant be mine
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa (I really want you)
Hey God knows that I dont know what I should do (tell me what should I do)
Cause I'm still in love with you
Travelin' from here to there, only so much I can bare (I wanna
See you, but I cant see you)
Knowin' this from the start, didn't really wanna break no hearts
(but my emotions are still takin' me over)
Knowing you used to call, constantly my phone was off and I knew
This day would come
You would go and find somebody new
But I'm still in love with you
Right place, wrong time
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you you cant be mine
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa (can somebody help me)
Hey God knows that I don't know what I should do (what should I do)
Cause I'm still in love with you
I loved the things that we did together, places we went together
(all of the places that we went together baby)
Girl I was down whatever
When I had time off, we could get that all
But you know I been werkin' for certain and I know that hurts you
Someone else is fillin' my shoes but I'm not mad at you
Cause I wasn't there, now he's takin' my place, fillin' my space,
Leavin' me with nothin' else to say
Right place, wrong time (right place, wrong time)
I'm sittin' here stuck in the middle of a masquerade with you
You can't be mine (But I need you)
I'll have to chuck it up but it'll hurt me so much (whoa whoa whoa)
Whoa whoa whoa
Hey (you know I cant live without you girl please don't leave me
Right now I need you in my life)
Oh oh
Say say oh oh
Say say oh oh
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