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.
There they go, I wonder if they know
They’re no one
There they are, little dots from afar
They’re no one
Here we go and we don’t even know
Because we’re no one
Here I am with no time in my hands
So I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
Yes, I'm no one
So you’re no one
Because we’re no one
Watch out for the platinum-mastered man
It’s all a scam
With his big white teeth
It’s just some noise on your radio waves
Watch out for those times you feel too cool
Don’t be the fool
With your big words gone
It’s just thin ice that you’re walking on
Here we go and we don’t even know
Because we’re no one
Here I am with no time in my hands
So I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
So we’re no one
Because we’re no one
Watch out for the entertainment man
He’s sleight of hand
With his red eyes wide
It’s just thin air that makes everything true
Watch out for the backlash two-tone crew
They follow you
They make you choose
But it’s just your face that they want to steal
Yes, I'm no one
Yes, I'm no one
So we're no one
Because we're no one
Yes, I'm no one
Yes, I'm no one
So we're no one
Because we're no one
They’re no one
There they are, little dots from afar
They’re no one
Here we go and we don’t even know
Because we’re no one
Here I am with no time in my hands
So I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
Yes, I'm no one
So you’re no one
Because we’re no one
Watch out for the platinum-mastered man
It’s all a scam
With his big white teeth
It’s just some noise on your radio waves
Watch out for those times you feel too cool
Don’t be the fool
With your big words gone
It’s just thin ice that you’re walking on
Here we go and we don’t even know
Because we’re no one
Here I am with no time in my hands
So I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
Yes, I’m no one
So we’re no one
Because we’re no one
Watch out for the entertainment man
He’s sleight of hand
With his red eyes wide
It’s just thin air that makes everything true
Watch out for the backlash two-tone crew
They follow you
They make you choose
But it’s just your face that they want to steal
Yes, I'm no one
Yes, I'm no one
So we're no one
Because we're no one
Yes, I'm no one
Yes, I'm no one
So we're no one
Because we're no one
Lyrics submitted by nuclearjesus
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