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 wonder if she could tell I'm hard right now, hm
Yeah, come on, dance for me, baby, ha ha, yeah
Uh-oh, you feel that, alright
Come on, don't stop now
You done did it, come on, uh, yeah, alright, hold on
Baby, when we're grinding (that's right)
I get so excited (mmh)
Ooh, how I like it (ooh)
I try but I can't fight it (yeah)
Oh, your dancing real close (uh-huh)
Plus it's real, real slow
(You know what you're doing, don't you?)
You're making it hard for me (uh)
Oh, the slow song's on you requested
You're dancing like you're naked
Ooh, it's almost like we're sexing (oh yeah)
Yeah, boo, I like it
No, I can't deny it
But I know you can tell
I'm excited, oh, girl
Step back, you're dancing kinda close (mmh)
I feel a little poke coming through
On you
Now, girl, I know you felt it
Boo, you know I can't help it
You know what I want to do
Baby, when we're grinding (oh yeah)
I get so excited (feels so good)
Ooh, how I like it (so real)
I try but I can't fight it (you)
Oh, your dancing real close (and it's real)
Plus it's real, real slow (you know)
You're making it hard for me
Baby, us dancing so close
Ain't a good idea
'Cause I'ma want you now and here
The way that you shake it on me
Makes me want you so bad sexually
Oh, girl
Step back, you're dancing kinda close (ohh)
I feel a little poke coming through
On you
Now, girl, I know you felt it
Boo, you know I can't help it
You know what I want to do, oh, yes
Baby, when we're grinding
I get so excited (ooh-wee)
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it (baby, it feels so right)
Oh, your dancing real close (real, real)
Plus it's real, real slow (you know)
You're making it hard for me (baby, it don't stop)
Baby, when we're grinding
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it (no)
Oh, your dancing real close (and it's real)
Plus it's real real slow (mmh, yeah)
You're making it hard for me
I love when you shake it like that, ah, ah, ah (come on)
I see that you like it like that, oh, oh, oh
I love when you shake it like that, ah, ah, ah
I see that you like it like that, oh, oh, oh (that's right)
(Well, baby, I like)
Baby, when we're grinding
(The way that you grind)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it (on me)
I try but I can't fight it (oh yeah)
(I can't fight it)
Oh, your dancing real close (real close)
Plus it's real, real slow (oh yeah)
You're making it hard for me
Baby, when we're grinding (I like the way you move)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it (you're making me want you)
I try but I can't fight it
Oh, your dancing real close (oh, the way you groove)
Plus it's real, real slow
(I like those things you do)
You're making it hard for me
(But you're a little too close)
Baby, when we're grinding (yeah)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it
Oh, your dancing real close
Plus it's real, real slow
You're making it hard for me
Yeah, come on, dance for me, baby, ha ha, yeah
Uh-oh, you feel that, alright
Come on, don't stop now
You done did it, come on, uh, yeah, alright, hold on
Baby, when we're grinding (that's right)
I get so excited (mmh)
Ooh, how I like it (ooh)
I try but I can't fight it (yeah)
Oh, your dancing real close (uh-huh)
Plus it's real, real slow
(You know what you're doing, don't you?)
You're making it hard for me (uh)
Oh, the slow song's on you requested
You're dancing like you're naked
Ooh, it's almost like we're sexing (oh yeah)
Yeah, boo, I like it
No, I can't deny it
But I know you can tell
I'm excited, oh, girl
Step back, you're dancing kinda close (mmh)
I feel a little poke coming through
On you
Now, girl, I know you felt it
Boo, you know I can't help it
You know what I want to do
Baby, when we're grinding (oh yeah)
I get so excited (feels so good)
Ooh, how I like it (so real)
I try but I can't fight it (you)
Oh, your dancing real close (and it's real)
Plus it's real, real slow (you know)
You're making it hard for me
Baby, us dancing so close
Ain't a good idea
'Cause I'ma want you now and here
The way that you shake it on me
Makes me want you so bad sexually
Oh, girl
Step back, you're dancing kinda close (ohh)
I feel a little poke coming through
On you
Now, girl, I know you felt it
Boo, you know I can't help it
You know what I want to do, oh, yes
Baby, when we're grinding
I get so excited (ooh-wee)
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it (baby, it feels so right)
Oh, your dancing real close (real, real)
Plus it's real, real slow (you know)
You're making it hard for me (baby, it don't stop)
Baby, when we're grinding
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it (no)
Oh, your dancing real close (and it's real)
Plus it's real real slow (mmh, yeah)
You're making it hard for me
I love when you shake it like that, ah, ah, ah (come on)
I see that you like it like that, oh, oh, oh
I love when you shake it like that, ah, ah, ah
I see that you like it like that, oh, oh, oh (that's right)
(Well, baby, I like)
Baby, when we're grinding
(The way that you grind)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it (on me)
I try but I can't fight it (oh yeah)
(I can't fight it)
Oh, your dancing real close (real close)
Plus it's real, real slow (oh yeah)
You're making it hard for me
Baby, when we're grinding (I like the way you move)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it (you're making me want you)
I try but I can't fight it
Oh, your dancing real close (oh, the way you groove)
Plus it's real, real slow
(I like those things you do)
You're making it hard for me
(But you're a little too close)
Baby, when we're grinding (yeah)
I get so excited
Ooh, how I like it
I try but I can't fight it
Oh, your dancing real close
Plus it's real, real slow
You're making it hard for me
Lyrics submitted by punkmebabygal
Too Close Lyrics as written by Robert Huggar Raphael Shawan Brown
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, MUSIC MANAGEMENT, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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this song i never knew the exact lyrics to...so i decided to look them up...i knew it like way bad and stuff but lol i didn't know it was that bad...
I used to really like the beat of this song. I knew the lyrics were kind of, uh.. different, but when I actually listened to them, I started laughing my ass off.
Though, when he says, "when we're grinding/I get so excited", I heard it as, "when you're crying/I get so excited". So the line sounded even worse. xD
This song is hilarious.
haha you just made my day
talking about an erection
i dont understand why people do that look up a song and write bad songs its about them dancing him and the girls good at it and makin his gential get excited and his penis enlarge
Interesting song..thanks.
b
Now you all, come on, leave the song alone. A black man is gettin hard from dancing, whats wrong with a nigga gettin sum sex? LMAO. Sorry, had to say it. I really dont get it, he's singing about his penis. UUUUMMMM, no?
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