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.
Life on the margins
Little looks we have to steal
I want to run like vagrants hand in hand across this field
But I know the way you are as I could fall into the star
But it's not easy for everybody to fall in love
The city walls are reigning perilous and tall over dark chilling streets
No, it's not weakness when you fall
Oh it's just too much too fast
Crash that column into the wall
Don't let them tell you that there's a right way to fall in love
And she says
I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
I want a man who makes me feel like a woman
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
Now I find that you are slipping in my estimation
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
And now I know that you could never love someone like me
I used to run with my whiskers to the sun
I used to shed my weakness like a bullet sheds a gun
But I say
Close in on me, my foundations came undone
I said, why oh why is there so much hate in this world
Belt out a song, some vicious call-to-arms gone wrong
But we've tended now we're going fifty thousand strong
This one's a dream so shut your mouth and sing along
Oh the science of music is all stupid and cruel
And I know I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
Trying to strike the right lyrical density
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
Now I find that you are slipping in my estimation
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
And now I know that you could never love someone like me
And I know I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
I want to be the toast of the shanty-town
You stick around a while
And you cut your teeth
You can't go home
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be your biggest fan
And then I saw you in the doorway
For a moment you looked tender and I knew
That I could never ever ever ever ever ever touch you
Because you might touch back
Oh yes, you might, oh you might touch back
Well I made a mistake, well maybe two
One for me and one for you
And then I knew
That I would measure everybody against you
Yes I would measure everybody against you
Well I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
Your biggest fan
Little looks we have to steal
I want to run like vagrants hand in hand across this field
But I know the way you are as I could fall into the star
But it's not easy for everybody to fall in love
The city walls are reigning perilous and tall over dark chilling streets
No, it's not weakness when you fall
Oh it's just too much too fast
Crash that column into the wall
Don't let them tell you that there's a right way to fall in love
And she says
I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
I want a man who makes me feel like a woman
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
Now I find that you are slipping in my estimation
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
And now I know that you could never love someone like me
I used to run with my whiskers to the sun
I used to shed my weakness like a bullet sheds a gun
But I say
Close in on me, my foundations came undone
I said, why oh why is there so much hate in this world
Belt out a song, some vicious call-to-arms gone wrong
But we've tended now we're going fifty thousand strong
This one's a dream so shut your mouth and sing along
Oh the science of music is all stupid and cruel
And I know I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
Trying to strike the right lyrical density
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
Now I find that you are slipping in my estimation
I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
And now I know that you could never love someone like me
And I know I want to live my life
Don't want to waste my time
I want to be the toast of the shanty-town
You stick around a while
And you cut your teeth
You can't go home
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be your biggest fan
And then I saw you in the doorway
For a moment you looked tender and I knew
That I could never ever ever ever ever ever touch you
Because you might touch back
Oh yes, you might, oh you might touch back
Well I made a mistake, well maybe two
One for me and one for you
And then I knew
That I would measure everybody against you
Yes I would measure everybody against you
Well I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
I used to be
Your biggest fan
Lyrics submitted by thebaddoctor, edited by nettypovel
Your Biggest Fan Lyrics as written by Jason Michael Gorton Chronis Jared Chase Van Fleet
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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