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.
Baby, baby, baby
What's it gonna be?
Oh, baby, baby, baby, yeah yeah
Is it him or is it me?
Oh, don't make me waste my time
Don't make me lose my mind baby, yeah
Baby, baby, baby
Can't you stay with me tonight?
Oh baby, baby, baby
Come, on, don't my kisses please you right?
You were so hard to find
The beautiful ones they hurt you
Every time
Paint a perfect picture
And bring to life a vision in one's mind
The beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
Always smash the picture
Always every time
If I told you baby
That I was in love with you
Oh baby, baby, baby
If we got married (got married)
Would that be cool?
You make me so confused
The beautiful ones
You always seem to lose, baby
Baby, baby (yes baby, yes, baby)
See the beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
See the beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
Do you all hear
Do you all mean
'Cause I want you
Yes I mean, I want you
Oh yeah, baby
I want you, oh yeah
I want you
Alright
You may not know where I'm going baby
I may not know, said I may not know
Said you may not know
But I mean what I mean
But one thing, one thing is certain baby
I know what I want
And that's to please you baby, to please you baby
The one thing is I want you I want you
I need you oh so bad, so bad
I want you
Why oh why
Why oh why
Why oh why
Baby, why, oh baby baby baby
The beautiful ones
You wanna love me, love me
Or you wanna throw me away
I gotta know
I gotta know, baby
Gotta know, baby, baby, baby
Baby baby baby
I need you
Baby baby baby
I want you
Tell me why
The beautiful ones
They hurt you every time
What's it gonna be?
Oh, baby, baby, baby, yeah yeah
Is it him or is it me?
Oh, don't make me waste my time
Don't make me lose my mind baby, yeah
Baby, baby, baby
Can't you stay with me tonight?
Oh baby, baby, baby
Come, on, don't my kisses please you right?
You were so hard to find
The beautiful ones they hurt you
Every time
Paint a perfect picture
And bring to life a vision in one's mind
The beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
Always smash the picture
Always every time
If I told you baby
That I was in love with you
Oh baby, baby, baby
If we got married (got married)
Would that be cool?
You make me so confused
The beautiful ones
You always seem to lose, baby
Baby, baby (yes baby, yes, baby)
See the beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
See the beautiful ones
(The beautiful ones)
Do you all hear
Do you all mean
'Cause I want you
Yes I mean, I want you
Oh yeah, baby
I want you, oh yeah
I want you
Alright
You may not know where I'm going baby
I may not know, said I may not know
Said you may not know
But I mean what I mean
But one thing, one thing is certain baby
I know what I want
And that's to please you baby, to please you baby
The one thing is I want you I want you
I need you oh so bad, so bad
I want you
Why oh why
Why oh why
Why oh why
Baby, why, oh baby baby baby
The beautiful ones
You wanna love me, love me
Or you wanna throw me away
I gotta know
I gotta know, baby
Gotta know, baby, baby, baby
Baby baby baby
I need you
Baby baby baby
I want you
Tell me why
The beautiful ones
They hurt you every time
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hell yes