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.
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
Baby can we spend some time,
But if only for one night,
I want to be together, I want to be with you.
All of my days and nights,
I spend dreaming of us together.
I never realized how much of my time,
Goes to thinking of you,
You're all that's on my mind.
[Chorus]
I want to talk to you,
About the things that we can do,
Is that alright with you?
Can we work this out,
I need to be sure,
That you understand what love is all about.
[Chorus]
[Repeat x2]
All my days, and all my nights,
I want to be with you tonight.
Baby can we spend some time,
I want to be with you
[Chorus]
[Repeat x2]
All my days, and all my nights,
I want to be with you tonight.
Baby can we spend some time,
I want to be with you
Baby can we spend some time,
But if only for one night,
I want to be together, I want to be with you.
All of my days and nights,
I spend dreaming of us together.
I never realized how much of my time,
Goes to thinking of you,
You're all that's on my mind.
[Chorus]
I want to talk to you,
About the things that we can do,
Is that alright with you?
Can we work this out,
I need to be sure,
That you understand what love is all about.
[Chorus]
[Repeat x2]
All my days, and all my nights,
I want to be with you tonight.
Baby can we spend some time,
I want to be with you
[Chorus]
[Repeat x2]
All my days, and all my nights,
I want to be with you tonight.
Baby can we spend some time,
I want to be with you
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Spend Some Time Lyrics as written by Linda Womack Cecil Womack
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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