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.
Everywhere I look, I see her smile
Her absent-minded eyes
And she has kept me wonderin' for so long
How this thing could go wrong
It seems to me that we are both the same
Playin' the same game
But as darkness falls, this true love falls apart
Into a riddle of her heart
She's so vulnerable like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable and I don't understand
I could never hurt the one I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable
Days like these no one should be alone
No heart should hide away
Her touch is gently conquering my mind
There's nothin' words can say
She's colored all the secrets of my soul
I've whispered all my dreams
But just as night time falls this vision falls apart
Into a riddle of her heart, yeah
She's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt someone I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable, yeah
Don't hide your eyes
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
She's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt the one I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt someone I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable
She's so vulnerable
My baby, she's vulnerable
She's so vulnerable, oh yeah
Oh, so vulnerable
(She's all I got)
She's so vulnerable (mmm mmm mmm)
She's so vulnerable
Oh, so vulnerable
Her absent-minded eyes
And she has kept me wonderin' for so long
How this thing could go wrong
It seems to me that we are both the same
Playin' the same game
But as darkness falls, this true love falls apart
Into a riddle of her heart
She's so vulnerable like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable and I don't understand
I could never hurt the one I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable
Days like these no one should be alone
No heart should hide away
Her touch is gently conquering my mind
There's nothin' words can say
She's colored all the secrets of my soul
I've whispered all my dreams
But just as night time falls this vision falls apart
Into a riddle of her heart, yeah
She's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt someone I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable, yeah
Don't hide your eyes
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
She's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt the one I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable (she's so vulnerable) like china in my hands
She's so vulnerable (oh, so vulnerable) and I don't understand
I could never hurt someone I love, she's all I got
But she's so vulnerable, oh, so vulnerable
She's so vulnerable
My baby, she's vulnerable
She's so vulnerable, oh yeah
Oh, so vulnerable
(She's all I got)
She's so vulnerable (mmm mmm mmm)
She's so vulnerable
Oh, so vulnerable
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