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 saw your new girlfriend the other day
And I expected for her to be so much more than she was
I checked out her style, the way she smiled
The way she moved, the things she said
The way she looked at me like, "I got yo man"
She can't love you like I can
All of her love just can't compare to what I have
She can't touch you like I do
'Cause when y'all touchin', you pretend it's me and you
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine
Oh baby baby baby yeah
There's no reason for you to waste your time
No no no no no no
When we were together
You told me what you didn't like
And you went out and got exactly that type
You said that your new girl is nothing compared to me
Everything that she does wrong, I always do right
She can't hold you like I can
Boy, you a fool if you can't realize what you had
She can't feel you like I can
'Cause I'm a girl that's always standin' by my man
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine
There's no, no no way
There's no reason for you to waste your time
No no no, no reason
And there's no way her love's as good as mine
Mine, mine, mi mi mi mine
There's no reason for you to waste your time
There's no way, there's no way
That her love could be, could be as good as mine
Oh yeah yeah yeah
There's no reason, no reason
For you to even go and waste your time
Your time
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine (mine)
There's no reason for you to waste your time (time)
And there's no way her love's as good as mine (her love can be as good as)
As good as mine, as mine, oh
There's no reason for you to waste your time (time)
And there's no way (there's no way, there's no way)
Her love's as good as mine (that her love can be can be as good as mine, oh yeah)
There's no reason for you to waste your time
If thou can wait, then thou shall stay
And I expected for her to be so much more than she was
I checked out her style, the way she smiled
The way she moved, the things she said
The way she looked at me like, "I got yo man"
She can't love you like I can
All of her love just can't compare to what I have
She can't touch you like I do
'Cause when y'all touchin', you pretend it's me and you
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine
Oh baby baby baby yeah
There's no reason for you to waste your time
No no no no no no
When we were together
You told me what you didn't like
And you went out and got exactly that type
You said that your new girl is nothing compared to me
Everything that she does wrong, I always do right
She can't hold you like I can
Boy, you a fool if you can't realize what you had
She can't feel you like I can
'Cause I'm a girl that's always standin' by my man
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine
There's no, no no way
There's no reason for you to waste your time
No no no, no reason
And there's no way her love's as good as mine
Mine, mine, mi mi mi mine
There's no reason for you to waste your time
There's no way, there's no way
That her love could be, could be as good as mine
Oh yeah yeah yeah
There's no reason, no reason
For you to even go and waste your time
Your time
And there's no way, her love's as good as mine (mine)
There's no reason for you to waste your time (time)
And there's no way her love's as good as mine (her love can be as good as)
As good as mine, as mine, oh
There's no reason for you to waste your time (time)
And there's no way (there's no way, there's no way)
Her love's as good as mine (that her love can be can be as good as mine, oh yeah)
There's no reason for you to waste your time
If thou can wait, then thou shall stay
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She Can't Love You Lyrics as written by Kandi L Burruss Kandi Burruss
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