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, back again
Y'all know who it is
J-E y'all c'mon
Mm, mm, mm, damn girl, doin' it like that tonight
I'ma just sit right here, I ain't goin' nowhere
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
And I ain't never had nobody, nobody who was so endowed
Tell the truth it's kinda crazy, the way that you walk around
In your jeans or in ya undies, or you can wear just nothing at all
You're the only thing for me and I can't even find one flaw, yeah
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
Sometimes I feel like such a loser yeah, I just can't stop now
Maybe I need another hobby, probably, but watchin' you is playin' now
Baby for real it's like a play scene, and I got tickets to a front row seat
Surround sound and inspector vision and baby I'm trippin' cause I don't wanna stop now,
No, no
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
Ridin' dirty in the Benz,
Me and Quick bought em' off the goose and the hen (in the hen yeah)
Uh, it's kinda crazy mixin' them,
Bumper keep drinkin' keep the green in the wind (in the wind)
Club over but we big on the strip,
Stepped up kinda hard front of all of her friends (all of her friends yeah)
Uh, baby I ain't tryna box you in like them men do I just wanna watch you
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
I see you
Every time I close my eyes you be all up in my head
I feel you
And every chance to watch you move it's like right back to that bed girl
Need you
To sign me up for the watchers anonymous
Just sign me up
Ain't stoppin' this (ain't stoppin' this)
Baby all I wanna do is just, just watch you
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
Y'all know who it is
J-E y'all c'mon
Mm, mm, mm, damn girl, doin' it like that tonight
I'ma just sit right here, I ain't goin' nowhere
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
And I ain't never had nobody, nobody who was so endowed
Tell the truth it's kinda crazy, the way that you walk around
In your jeans or in ya undies, or you can wear just nothing at all
You're the only thing for me and I can't even find one flaw, yeah
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
Sometimes I feel like such a loser yeah, I just can't stop now
Maybe I need another hobby, probably, but watchin' you is playin' now
Baby for real it's like a play scene, and I got tickets to a front row seat
Surround sound and inspector vision and baby I'm trippin' cause I don't wanna stop now,
No, no
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
Ridin' dirty in the Benz,
Me and Quick bought em' off the goose and the hen (in the hen yeah)
Uh, it's kinda crazy mixin' them,
Bumper keep drinkin' keep the green in the wind (in the wind)
Club over but we big on the strip,
Stepped up kinda hard front of all of her friends (all of her friends yeah)
Uh, baby I ain't tryna box you in like them men do I just wanna watch you
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
I see you
Every time I close my eyes you be all up in my head
I feel you
And every chance to watch you move it's like right back to that bed girl
Need you
To sign me up for the watchers anonymous
Just sign me up
Ain't stoppin' this (ain't stoppin' this)
Baby all I wanna do is just, just watch you
I can just watch you
Girl from the shower to the bed, I can't help but stare
Watch you
Uh, uh you don't need that towel, you can stand right there
All day I could watch you
I could record you, rewind you and girl I'd still wanna watch you
I'd never get tired of watching you
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