We dated for 4 years, and i was the one who broke it off. After graduation at 17 I met a terrific 23 year old man. Though it wasn't my bag, I never felt she was being preyed upon, nor did she. Never once did I pin it to Benny Mardones as being the guy in the song, he's merely the artist that wrote and performed it, beautifully, I might add! My best friend in high school at 16 was dating men in their mid 20's to early 30's. At that age I dreamed of romance, not sex, and hoped I would someday be with someone who felt so deeply of me as the guy in the song feels for the girl. It was and still is one of my favorite love songs of the time. Dk from IowaI was a 14/15 year old girl in 1980 when this song was released.either way if you defend child grooming u are gross too ) clearly in the song he knows its wrong due to the beginning lyrics. Kay from Ilas a 16 y/o girl these comments make me wanna.But does anyone know what ever happened to Heidi? Does she even know the song is about her? Jimpsonseed from Philadelphia, PaLove this song.never knew the meaning until I came across this site.AnonymousBeautiful story behind the song so heartfelt reminds me of back in the day.It could be a woman in her 50s wanting a hot guy in his 20s. People imagine stuff like this in their mind all the time no matter what age the people involved are. He's probably imagining what it would be like if he she was older and he could really be able to have a relationship with her. It's all part of the fantasy of the song. Those saying well, he's kissing a young girl in the video I'm sure many have been in this position where they wanted someone at work but couldn't act on it for certain reasons. Pdm from OhioIn the lyrics it's clear he is lusting after someone and knows it's wrong to act on it.I knew some pervy Benny's back in the day. Him staring at this kid through the window was just too funny. Natalie from CaliforniaThe video is beyond creepy.Making goo-goo eyes & playing tonsil hockey with a catatonic 16 year old.ĭid you think we'd not notice? Nice try at "alternative facts," though! Babybel from IllinoisSorry, man, but your chaste narrative does not jive with the video.Stevie L from ChicagoSteve Perry and Michael Bolton had a baby and called it Benny Mardones.'I can't measure my love there's nothing compared to it' - it was all about the abandonment of this family and this 16-year-old girl." It's like having it all and watching it fall apart.' Because his success was not the family's success it was just his. It's like having a dream where nobody has a heart. She's just 16 years old, leave her alone.' And literally five minutes later I said, 'Play that lick again, Bobby.' So he played the lick and I went (singing), 'she's just 16 years old, leave her alone, they say.' Then I thought about her dad and what he had done, and that's where I got (singing), 'Separated by fools who don't know what love is yet.' The chorus was, 'you're too young for me, but if I could fly, I'd pick you up and take you into the night and show you love like you've never seen.' Then the verse 'It's like having it all and letting it show. When she leaves and goes out the door, my partner goes, 'Oh, my God.' I said, 'Hey, Bob. I said, 'Yeah, we have.' She says, 'Okay, come on, Zanky,' and she walks the dog out. She said, 'You've been up all night?' and of course it was obvious. Bobby kept playing the chord changes and we tried 18 melodies and 30 kinds of lyrics and all of a sudden the key in the door turned and I said, 'Oh my God, it's daylight.' Because we liked to keep the blinds down.Īnd in she walks, 16 years old, dressed for school in a miniskirt, little stacked heels, adorable, 16-going-on-21. It was a song called 'Might Have Been Love.' But at the last minute we're sitting there one night at my apartment trying to write. We thought that we already had the hit song, so did Polydor Records. It was about a week before we were leaving for Miami to cut the first big album, which was Never Run, Never Hide. Benny told Songfacts: "One night Robert Tepper and I were up writing songs. Mardones wrote this song with Robert Tepper, who would later write the song "No Easy Way Out" for the movie Rocky IV.
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