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 just wanna
I just wanna take my time my time my time with you
Ooh, ooh
We're here alone while the thunder is roaring
And the windows are blowing
'Cause it's storming and pouring tonight
I put my hand on your chest
I can feel your heart, and it's beating kinda fast, so is mine
In this moment of silence you look me in the eyes
Nothing's verbalized, but so much to say
I need you so much
The more I'm away from you, the more of you I want
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
(I need you) ooh
(I just want you to stay, right here) ooh
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me that you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me that you wanna make love, yeah
Baby I'm a man that believes in what it is, ooh
We're going to a whole 'nother level
When we do it, it's so true
And it's so much more than sexual tonight
When we're connected, every touch, every kiss is perfected
It's like, when we finally found what we been looking for (ooh)
It gets better and better with time (ooh)
This is deeper than love
The more of you I have, the more of you I want
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, I need you baby
Ooh, ooh, whoah
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me that you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me that you wanna make love, yeah
Baby I'm a man that believes in what it is
Hey, hey (ooh, ooh)
Ooh baby can we go deeper?
Deeper, never safer (ooh, ooh)
Further than that (ahh)
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me if you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me if you wanna make love
Woman and man fight so hard
But the two become one, we work out problems
And we fix it, whenever we get body to body
Body to body, body to body
(hee, hee, hee)
(I want you)
When you so we,t and I'm so hard
And when the two become one, it's like oh my god
And then we feel like our spirit wanna leave our body
Leave our body, leave our body
Until your soul lets me in
I want to
Woman and man fight so hard
But when the two become one, we work out problems
And we fix it, whenever we get body to body
Body to body, body to body (want you)
When you so wet, and I'm so hard
And when the two become one, it's like oh my god
And then we feelin' like our spirit wanna leave our body (leave our)
Leave our body, leave our body (leave our ooh)
Until your soul lets me in
(Uh, still here)
(I feel you there baby, I feel)
(Say you'll never leave me, say you'll never go)
(I love you so much)
I just wanna take my time my time my time with you
Ooh, ooh
We're here alone while the thunder is roaring
And the windows are blowing
'Cause it's storming and pouring tonight
I put my hand on your chest
I can feel your heart, and it's beating kinda fast, so is mine
In this moment of silence you look me in the eyes
Nothing's verbalized, but so much to say
I need you so much
The more I'm away from you, the more of you I want
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
(I need you) ooh
(I just want you to stay, right here) ooh
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me that you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me that you wanna make love, yeah
Baby I'm a man that believes in what it is, ooh
We're going to a whole 'nother level
When we do it, it's so true
And it's so much more than sexual tonight
When we're connected, every touch, every kiss is perfected
It's like, when we finally found what we been looking for (ooh)
It gets better and better with time (ooh)
This is deeper than love
The more of you I have, the more of you I want
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, I need you baby
Ooh, ooh, whoah
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me that you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me that you wanna make love, yeah
Baby I'm a man that believes in what it is
Hey, hey (ooh, ooh)
Ooh baby can we go deeper?
Deeper, never safer (ooh, ooh)
Further than that (ahh)
I want to hold you till I can't feel again
Until your soul lets me in
Tell me if you wanna make love
Tell me that you wanna really make love
Tell me if you wanna make love
Woman and man fight so hard
But the two become one, we work out problems
And we fix it, whenever we get body to body
Body to body, body to body
(hee, hee, hee)
(I want you)
When you so we,t and I'm so hard
And when the two become one, it's like oh my god
And then we feel like our spirit wanna leave our body
Leave our body, leave our body
Until your soul lets me in
I want to
Woman and man fight so hard
But when the two become one, we work out problems
And we fix it, whenever we get body to body
Body to body, body to body (want you)
When you so wet, and I'm so hard
And when the two become one, it's like oh my god
And then we feelin' like our spirit wanna leave our body (leave our)
Leave our body, leave our body (leave our ooh)
Until your soul lets me in
(Uh, still here)
(I feel you there baby, I feel)
(Say you'll never leave me, say you'll never go)
(I love you so much)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Tell Me Lyrics as written by Ryan Toby Usher Raymond
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