I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
I grab my hat and I grab my shoes
Tonight I'm gonna hit the streets and cruise
Down the main strip and check it out
With those schoolgirls a hangin' around
I'm a sucker for a pretty face
I don't care if she's in leather or lace
'Cause I'm just lookin' for a little kiss
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
Long legs and short skirts
These girls hit me where it hurts
I can't wait to get my hands on them
I won't give up until they give in
Not lookin' for a love that lasts
I need a shot and I need it fast
If I can't have her, I'll take her and make her
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
Hey, sweetheart, slide on in here
No, not in the front, jump in the back, why?
'Cause there's something back there I want to show
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
Ah, come on, honey, I wasn't that bad!
Ha ha ha
Oh, well
Wow wow
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
You've got the fruit I need to bite
You light the fuse of dynamite
All night
I Need you tonight
Wow
I grab my hat and I grab my shoes
Tonight I'm gonna hit the streets and cruise
Down the main strip and check it out
With those schoolgirls a hangin' around
I'm a sucker for a pretty face
I don't care if she's in leather or lace
'Cause I'm just lookin' for a little kiss
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
Long legs and short skirts
These girls hit me where it hurts
I can't wait to get my hands on them
I won't give up until they give in
Not lookin' for a love that lasts
I need a shot and I need it fast
If I can't have her, I'll take her and make her
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
Hey, sweetheart, slide on in here
No, not in the front, jump in the back, why?
'Cause there's something back there I want to show
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
Ah, come on, honey, I wasn't that bad!
Ha ha ha
Oh, well
Wow wow
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
I want action tonight, satisfaction all night
You've got the love I need tonight
You've got the fruit I need to bite
You light the fuse of dynamite
All night
I Need you tonight
Wow
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I Want Action Lyrics as written by Bret Michaels Bobby Dall
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