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 seen her walk in circles
Closing in on the kill and take them down
She'll leave you dead on the ground (on the ground)
Rolling in like a walking cyclone
Pulling in everything that gets too close
And when she's done you'll be broke (oh yeah)
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's got the devil on both her shoulders
Like a bomb and she's waiting to explode
And by the time that you know
You'll be cold
The kind of beauty that keeps on coming
But if you see her you should be running scared
And get the hell out of there (yeah)
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's moving on with her frozen heart and her loaded gun
And you better pray you're not in her way
Not the chosen one
She ain't thinking small
The bigger prize, the harder you fall
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary,
extraordinary, extraordinary,
extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
Closing in on the kill and take them down
She'll leave you dead on the ground (on the ground)
Rolling in like a walking cyclone
Pulling in everything that gets too close
And when she's done you'll be broke (oh yeah)
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's got the devil on both her shoulders
Like a bomb and she's waiting to explode
And by the time that you know
You'll be cold
The kind of beauty that keeps on coming
But if you see her you should be running scared
And get the hell out of there (yeah)
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's moving on with her frozen heart and her loaded gun
And you better pray you're not in her way
Not the chosen one
She ain't thinking small
The bigger prize, the harder you fall
She's gonna tell you lies while she takes your soul
Gonna fool you while she's digging for gold
She's extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
She's gonna mesmerize til your eyes are closed
Then she takes you for everything you own
She's extraordinary, extraordinary,
extraordinary, extraordinary,
extraordinary, extraordinary trouble kind of girl
Lyrics submitted by ScamRansom
Ordinary Girl Lyrics as written by Timothy Mosley Chris Cornell
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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