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.
Do you really love me (do you still love me)
Really care
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare
Do you still care
Do you remember the time when you were mine
Brighten up my day like a star would shine
We had no money, honey, but we didn't care
We had something special
Like no other lover could compare
We had dreams and desires, aspirations entire
When we made love you'd hear the angels in choir
Was a love of lifetime precious like a goldmine
But you had to go - where, I don't know
And now I spend my night time sleeping alone
In bed by the phone
So why don't you call me
So why don't you call me
Tell me
Are you missing me too
Like I'm missing you
Do you still care
I know, just like a rainbow everything must end
Sometime, someway
Somehow, someway
But the bloom was immature, it ended premature
Two hearts broken by soft words spoken
In the garden of beginning, our flowers grew the same
I guess they grew apart, from the wind and the rain
Now I'm living in pain, will it remain tell me
Really care
Do you really want me
Do you dare
Do you still care
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Are you missing me too
Like I'm missing you
Do you still care
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare (dreaming about you)
Do you really love me (do you still care)
Do you really love me (do you still love me)
Really care (still dreaming about you)
Do you really love me (do you still love me)
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare (dreaming about you)
Really care
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare
Do you still care
Do you remember the time when you were mine
Brighten up my day like a star would shine
We had no money, honey, but we didn't care
We had something special
Like no other lover could compare
We had dreams and desires, aspirations entire
When we made love you'd hear the angels in choir
Was a love of lifetime precious like a goldmine
But you had to go - where, I don't know
And now I spend my night time sleeping alone
In bed by the phone
So why don't you call me
So why don't you call me
Tell me
Are you missing me too
Like I'm missing you
Do you still care
I know, just like a rainbow everything must end
Sometime, someway
Somehow, someway
But the bloom was immature, it ended premature
Two hearts broken by soft words spoken
In the garden of beginning, our flowers grew the same
I guess they grew apart, from the wind and the rain
Now I'm living in pain, will it remain tell me
Really care
Do you really want me
Do you dare
Do you still care
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Are you missing me too
Like I'm missing you
Do you still care
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare (dreaming about you)
Do you really love me (do you still care)
Do you really love me (do you still love me)
Really care (still dreaming about you)
Do you really love me (do you still love me)
Really care (thinking about you)
Do you really need me (do you still need me)
Need me there (still thinking about you)
Do you really want me (do you still want me)
Do you dare (dreaming about you)
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