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.
Walk you to the counter
What you got to offer
Pick you out a soda
Look at you forever
Walk you to the water
Eyes like a casino
You ain't born typical
Find a piece of silver
Pretty as a diagram
Go down to the Rio
Put in my left hand
Put in a fruit machine
Everyone's a winner
Laughing like a seagull
You are a fever, you are a fever
You ain't born typical
You are a fever, you are a fever
You ain't born typical
Living in a suitcase
Meet a clown and fall in love
Been dying to have you over
Clown around and break up
Take you to a jukebox
That's the situation
Pick you out a number
That's our arrangement
Dancing on the legs of a new-born pony
Left right, left right, keep it up son
Go ahead and have her, go ahead and leave her
You only ever had her when you were a fever
I am a fever, I am a fever
I ain't born typical
I am a fever, I am a fever
I ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
What you got to offer
Pick you out a soda
Look at you forever
Walk you to the water
Eyes like a casino
You ain't born typical
Find a piece of silver
Pretty as a diagram
Go down to the Rio
Put in my left hand
Put in a fruit machine
Everyone's a winner
Laughing like a seagull
You are a fever, you are a fever
You ain't born typical
You are a fever, you are a fever
You ain't born typical
Living in a suitcase
Meet a clown and fall in love
Been dying to have you over
Clown around and break up
Take you to a jukebox
That's the situation
Pick you out a number
That's our arrangement
Dancing on the legs of a new-born pony
Left right, left right, keep it up son
Go ahead and have her, go ahead and leave her
You only ever had her when you were a fever
I am a fever, I am a fever
I ain't born typical
I am a fever, I am a fever
I ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
We are a fever, we are a fever
We ain't born typical
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