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.
Diane I am hot
And I am cold and
Hard and swollen
Come relieve me
Kneel down beneath me
Tear me open and release me
I'm being taken
Half-way swallowed
Hair is up now
Cheeks are hollow
I feel lifted
She is gifted
My legs trembled
My hand's drifted
Behind her head
I think that I might be in love
She'll give in and
She'll get on it
Once she knows how bad I want it
And she'll turn herself around
My hands clamp tight around her shoulders
With one arm she'll push off the wall
And I'll bend that body over
I swear once I get up in her
She completely melts around me
She gets wetter than Seattle
Her lakes deep enough to drown me
Every man needs a Diane
I bit her bottom lip
She pulled my head down
Her stomach quivered
As I moved my tongue around
First the outside
Around the edges
Below the belt now
Behind the hedges
Then the inside
I pull her open
One hand's positioned
The other hand's groping
A slender neckline
A heaving chest
Her thighs grip tighter
She tears at my flesh
I think that I might be in love
She'll give in and
She'll get on it
Once she knows how bad I want it
And when she starts to come around
I push her up against the wall
I can feel my insides tightening up
I can't feel my limbs at all
I ride her harder 'till she's caving in
My blood pumps through my veins
My heart beats against her back
And then I scream out "What a shame!"
Every man needs a Diane
Every man can't have a Diane
And I am cold and
Hard and swollen
Come relieve me
Kneel down beneath me
Tear me open and release me
I'm being taken
Half-way swallowed
Hair is up now
Cheeks are hollow
I feel lifted
She is gifted
My legs trembled
My hand's drifted
Behind her head
I think that I might be in love
She'll give in and
She'll get on it
Once she knows how bad I want it
And she'll turn herself around
My hands clamp tight around her shoulders
With one arm she'll push off the wall
And I'll bend that body over
I swear once I get up in her
She completely melts around me
She gets wetter than Seattle
Her lakes deep enough to drown me
Every man needs a Diane
I bit her bottom lip
She pulled my head down
Her stomach quivered
As I moved my tongue around
First the outside
Around the edges
Below the belt now
Behind the hedges
Then the inside
I pull her open
One hand's positioned
The other hand's groping
A slender neckline
A heaving chest
Her thighs grip tighter
She tears at my flesh
I think that I might be in love
She'll give in and
She'll get on it
Once she knows how bad I want it
And when she starts to come around
I push her up against the wall
I can feel my insides tightening up
I can't feel my limbs at all
I ride her harder 'till she's caving in
My blood pumps through my veins
My heart beats against her back
And then I scream out "What a shame!"
Every man needs a Diane
Every man can't have a Diane
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