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.
I think this ones for the radio
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When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer
Shawty your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Its 2:30 and it seems like everybody is about to leave
And I can see you reaching out for me
Without a single word I know just what your thinking ow
I'm hoping you can stay a little while longer
Cause I like to see that there's chemistry between you and me
I'm pretty sure we'll make that good old kind of love
When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer (that's when I want you girl)
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer (pull me in closer)
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you whoa
Kinda, are taking the toll on me
Shawty can, like me
So baby you already know just what I'm thinking, oh
Your the only one I wanna feel lady, you got what I need
Whoa you already did your thang to me
I'm pretty sure we make the good old kind of love
When the after party is over, oh yea
And everyone around us is leaving (there leaving)
That's when I want you to come closer (that's when I want you girl)
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over (when the party's over)
And for no particular reason (come lay in my bed baby)
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you oh
I can read a mind like a tar-tot gypsy
She can be my Cleo, I'm her pharaoh
Shawty act like she
So when the after party is over girl we gon play hard
You and me together in bed all night and day long
Its Ace love, we make love to the same song
When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you oh
So baby you already know just what I'm thinking
Ow
When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer
Shawty your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Its 2:30 and it seems like everybody is about to leave
And I can see you reaching out for me
Without a single word I know just what your thinking ow
I'm hoping you can stay a little while longer
Cause I like to see that there's chemistry between you and me
I'm pretty sure we'll make that good old kind of love
When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer (that's when I want you girl)
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer (pull me in closer)
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you whoa
Kinda, are taking the toll on me
Shawty can, like me
So baby you already know just what I'm thinking, oh
Your the only one I wanna feel lady, you got what I need
Whoa you already did your thang to me
I'm pretty sure we make the good old kind of love
When the after party is over, oh yea
And everyone around us is leaving (there leaving)
That's when I want you to come closer (that's when I want you girl)
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over (when the party's over)
And for no particular reason (come lay in my bed baby)
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you oh
I can read a mind like a tar-tot gypsy
She can be my Cleo, I'm her pharaoh
Shawty act like she
So when the after party is over girl we gon play hard
You and me together in bed all night and day long
Its Ace love, we make love to the same song
When the after party is over
And everyone around us is leaving
That's when I want you to come closer
Cause your the only one that I'm needing
So when the after party is over
And for no particular reason
I want you to pull me in closer
And tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Said I been think, think, think, thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
Said I been thinking about you all night
So tell me that tonight you ain't leaving
Been thinking bout you oh
So baby you already know just what I'm thinking
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