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.
Is that someone you used to date
Why is she hanging around here, what's her story
Doesn't she know that its too late
That the party is over and the cars' for me
Why don't you tell her what's been going on
'cause she seems to be dreaming instead of just leaving
If you don't have the heart to fill her in
Then just step aside and let me lay it on the line
'cause your mine
And tonight you don't revolve around her
Your mine
And this time I'm gonna scream a little louder
[Chorus:]
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
'cause when I see you something inside me burns
And then I realize
I want to come first
I want to come first
You look at me and I just die
Its like heaven arriving in my mind and,
I can't believe all this jealousy
I used to be a girl who could let a guy breathe
But your mine
And tonight you revolve around me
Your mine
And this time I'm gonna get a little louder
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
'cause when I see you something inside me burns
And I realize I want to come first
I want to come first
Don't want to be like every girl who's tried to get you
I want to be the one who's never sorry that she met you
I want to come first [Repeat: x2]
Hey!
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
When i(when i)see you something inside me burns
And then I realize I want to come first
Every other one in the world
Like every other one who wants you
Cause when I (when I)
See you something inside me burns
And then I realize I want to come first. [Repeat: x2]
Why is she hanging around here, what's her story
Doesn't she know that its too late
That the party is over and the cars' for me
Why don't you tell her what's been going on
'cause she seems to be dreaming instead of just leaving
If you don't have the heart to fill her in
Then just step aside and let me lay it on the line
'cause your mine
And tonight you don't revolve around her
Your mine
And this time I'm gonna scream a little louder
[Chorus:]
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
'cause when I see you something inside me burns
And then I realize
I want to come first
I want to come first
You look at me and I just die
Its like heaven arriving in my mind and,
I can't believe all this jealousy
I used to be a girl who could let a guy breathe
But your mine
And tonight you revolve around me
Your mine
And this time I'm gonna get a little louder
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
'cause when I see you something inside me burns
And I realize I want to come first
I want to come first
Don't want to be like every girl who's tried to get you
I want to be the one who's never sorry that she met you
I want to come first [Repeat: x2]
Hey!
Don't want to be like
Every other girl in the world
Like every other one who wants you
When i(when i)see you something inside me burns
And then I realize I want to come first
Every other one in the world
Like every other one who wants you
Cause when I (when I)
See you something inside me burns
And then I realize I want to come first. [Repeat: x2]
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Oh my GOD can I relate to this one.
"oh she's fucked up" "oh I'm the only person she talks to, she sits in her room all day" blah blah blah. She wouldn't stop calling us (me and the boy) when we were chillin together. Seriously 10 calls in one night from her. She doesn't want to let him go.
I played him this song. It described everything I felt. You had your shot babe, and you blew it. He's mine now. Get over IT.
And I seriously felt like taking the phone from him and screaming that at her.
Yeah, I like this one. easy to relate to