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.
It was a take it or leave it kinda Saturday night
I wish I could love you till the cows come home, make it right
If it's a make believe I say it ain't, tell ya then
Cause if it's a dream I'm in please wake me up and start again
Ooo, close your eyes and what do you see
Ooo, look over how you could do with your only belief
She was a real tight manner
Lies in over navver
Hard core biloozy
Late nine t'fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smiling like a Cheshire cat
Said it was in and out and up and down the urchin moon
Baby a certain situation on a sea I'm who
Wasn't a ring around the roses pull a daisy chain
Not with your head could tell me you ain't from there and back again
Ooh close your eyes and what do you see
Ooh another but how what they dud with your only believe in me
She was a real tight manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core floozy
Late nine to fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
Give a good one, I want to be or not to be tonight
Why should I hold her down in bed when you should ride me right?
Why should you give it all you got, now mid's a make amends
Boy you'll never mind your marker and drive the bends
Ooh close your eyes and what do you see
Ooh another but look what they do with your only believe in me
She was a real tight manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core biloozy
Late nine to fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
A real time manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core floozy
Late nine driver
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
I wish I could love you till the cows come home, make it right
If it's a make believe I say it ain't, tell ya then
Cause if it's a dream I'm in please wake me up and start again
Ooo, close your eyes and what do you see
Ooo, look over how you could do with your only belief
She was a real tight manner
Lies in over navver
Hard core biloozy
Late nine t'fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smiling like a Cheshire cat
Said it was in and out and up and down the urchin moon
Baby a certain situation on a sea I'm who
Wasn't a ring around the roses pull a daisy chain
Not with your head could tell me you ain't from there and back again
Ooh close your eyes and what do you see
Ooh another but how what they dud with your only believe in me
She was a real tight manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core floozy
Late nine to fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
Give a good one, I want to be or not to be tonight
Why should I hold her down in bed when you should ride me right?
Why should you give it all you got, now mid's a make amends
Boy you'll never mind your marker and drive the bends
Ooh close your eyes and what do you see
Ooh another but look what they do with your only believe in me
She was a real tight manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core biloozy
Late nine to fiver
Her second hand clothes
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
A real time manner
Lies in off a laugher
Hard core floozy
Late nine driver
Smilin' like a Cheshire Cat
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