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.
Soft heavenly eyes gazed into me
Transcending space and time
And I was a rendered still
There were no words for me to find at all
As I stood there beside myself
I could see you and no one else
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be a same
Only once in a lifetime love rushes in
Changin' you with a tide
And dawn's ribbon of light
Bursts through the dark
Wakening you inside
And I thought it was all untrue
Until there, all at once, I knew
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be the same
With no beginning
And without an end
You are the one for me
And it's evident
And your eyes told me so, oh oh yeah
Your eyes let me know, oh oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe,
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be a same
Oh no
Never be the same
Transcending space and time
And I was a rendered still
There were no words for me to find at all
As I stood there beside myself
I could see you and no one else
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be a same
Only once in a lifetime love rushes in
Changin' you with a tide
And dawn's ribbon of light
Bursts through the dark
Wakening you inside
And I thought it was all untrue
Until there, all at once, I knew
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be the same
With no beginning
And without an end
You are the one for me
And it's evident
And your eyes told me so, oh oh yeah
Your eyes let me know, oh oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I could not breathe,
I fell so deep, oh oh
When I saw you
When I saw you
I'd never be
I'd never be a same
Oh no
Never be the same
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