Lyrics to
I’m The One

This version of I’M The One was released by Van Halen in 1978.

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We came here to entertain you
Leaving here we aggravate you
Don’t you know it means the same to me, honey
I’m the one the one you love
Come on baby, show your love
Hey, give it to me
I see a glow that fills this room
I see it rolling out of you
Feed her your message from above
I’m tellin’ you, ow
Show, come on and show your love, ah, yeah
(Show your love)
Ow, woo, oh, show (show) show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your…) Show it, ow
Look at all these little kids
Takin’ care of the music biz
Don’t their bus’ness take good care of me, honey
I’m the one the one you love
Come on baby, show your love
Hey, give it to me
I see a glow that fills this room
I see it rolling out of you
Feed her your message from above
I’m telling you, ow
Show, show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your love)
Ow, whoo, woo, show (show) show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your…) Show me
Whoo, Bop bada, shoobe doo wah, bop bada, shoobe doo wah, (ba da whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah (bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo wah
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah (bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo wah
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah (bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah, whoo
Ow (Show your love)
Ow, ow, come on and show me
(Show your love)
Better show, better show your love, now, uh
(Show your love)
Ah, yeah, wow
(Show your…) Ow

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About Lyrics and I’M The One by Van Halen

The lyrics to I’M The One are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Van Halen used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to I’M The One have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Van Halen and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I’M The One by Van Halen. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I’M The One" means the words set to the music of I’M The One, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Halen. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I’M The One and the lyrics to I’M The One are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Halen who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M The One, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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